Holy shit, I broke Great-Great-Grandpa's musket!

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  1. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    Any suggestions for a place that fixes original 1863 Bridesburg (Springfield pattern) muskets?
    The screw that the hammer pivots on finally broke its head off after 154 years of dry firing.
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  2. tafkats

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    Are you OK with shipping it to someone? There seem to be a decent number of antique gun restoration businesses around, but pretty scattered...
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    Super glue.

    ;)
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    Any machine shops around? Take the screw in and have them make a new one. It'll cost you, though.
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  5. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Come on Forbin! Do I need to see your "man card"? :jayzus: Everyone should have a go-to "car guy" "home entertainment system guy" "computer guy" and an "1863 Bridesburg (Springfield pattern) musket guy". Okay I might talk mine into coming over to see you but it might cost you a case of beer.
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  6. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    What with him being so crafty and handy, I'm amazed Forbin doesn't just have the equipment to thread new screws from scratch.
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    I can't wait until zombie great-great-grampa shows up to yell at him. :zombie:
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  8. Zombie

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    History will record the apocalypse as starting at some guys yard in New Jersey over a gun.

    Way to go New Jersey. :facepalm:
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    Begun the Zombie Broken Musket Screw Wars have...
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  10. ed629

    ed629 Morally Inept Banned

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    I might be able to find out, a friend of mine has several 3 Band muskets. He used to do Civil War Renactments pretty often. You might have to ship it somewhere though.
  11. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    If I have to, but I'd be nervous about shipping it. I'd have to go thru an FFL.
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    Wouldn't it be C&R?
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    Actually as an antique, he might not even need that.
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    I think my head would break off after 154 years of dry firing.
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    A random and possibly stupid thought ... if you don't want to ship it and there aren't any antique gun people around, what about asking a clockmaker to take a look? They know how to deal with small moving metal parts, and might have some ability to fabricate things ...
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    In New Jersey?

    Probably get him and the clockmaker 25 to life.

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    I'll probably see him Monday. He's hard to get a hold of on the phone. He's always leaving it behind or the battery dies.
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    :unsure: Yet you trust him to ship the gun? Just askin'
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    ed629 Morally Inept Banned

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    Not ship it to him, he may know of where to get it fixed at.