Percussion & pinfire shotguns

The percussion shotguns of the 19th century- External features of a percussion shotgun- Basic drawbacks of the percussion system- Shooting with a percussion gun- Various designs for black powder flasks and shot pouches- Vintage cap dispenserDismounting of a vintage percussion shotgun- Separating the barrel from the fore-end- Breech area with two locking hooks at the rear- Removal of the frame from the stock- Linking screw between the two lock plates- Dismounting of the locks- Dismounting of the guard plateDisassembling and explanation of the lock- A lock that is called "forward" lock- Typical flint lock mechanism- Complete dismounting of the lock- Compression of the main spring using a specific hand vise- Sear spring at the rear of the plate- Two-pillar bridle retained by three screws- Tumbler and bridle arrangement - Bridle with one, two, three or four pillars- Squared and slightly conical shank of the bridle- Hammer created out of a forging piece- Hammer produced by metal casting (industrial era)- Exploded view of the lock componentsDismounting and explanation of the trigger mechanism- Dismounting of the trigger assembly- Trigger mechanism just after its removal from the stock- Trigger mechanism after a thorough cleaning- Removal of the trigger spring retaining screw- Removal of the triggers- Exploded view of the trigger mechanism- Functioning of the trigger mechanism- First notch acting as a safety notch- Hammer at full-cock notch- Lock mechanism ready for firing- Analysis of a "forward" lock of the industrial era- Flint lock mechanism without bridle- Exploded view of the industrial lock componentsThe beginning of the breech loading system- Flintlock guns loaded through the breech- The centerfire rifle of Samuel Pauly- Samuel Paulys self-contained cartridge- Shotgun of the Pauly pattern made by Robert- The pinfire shotgun of Casimir Lefaucheux- Casimir Lefaucheux French patent #5525 of 1833- Early Casimir Lefaucheux shotgunLefaucheux shotgun with "not detachable" barrel- Lefaucheux shotgun of the early period- Study of a pinfire shotgun carrying a "not detachable" barrel- M.J. ANDRE qualified gunsmith at CHARLEROI (Belgium)- Fore-end screwed to the barrel lump- Dismounting of the barrel- Pivot pin extremity carrying a locking wing- Barrel lump area with hinge ring- Post with bevel to force the breech opening- The barrel markings- The barrel fabrication- Some types of Damascus steel used for gun barrels- The Damascus external look copied (fake Damascus)- Barrel chambers features- Early barrel chamber with an abrupt cartridge abutment- Later barrel chamber with a smooth conical cartridge abutmentThe "rearward" lock explained- Why to create a "rearward" lock?- "Rearward" lock design of a pinfire shotgun- "Forward" lock installed in a modern middle range shotgun- Dismounting and disassembling of a "rearward" lock- Main spring and sear spring positioned in the locks rear tang- Exploded view of the pinfire lock componentsFunctioning of the "rearward" lock- Safety notch and cock notch- Tumblers rotation blocked by the upper pillar of the bridle- Analysis of a "rearward" lock of industrial design- Exploded view of the lock componentsLefaucheux shotguns using two locking levers- Articulated fore-end created by Casimir Lefaucheux- "Lepage" dismounting lever- Dismounting of the barrel- Barrels features- French Saint-Etienne proof markingsTakedown of the Lefaucheux two-lever frame- Dismounting of the fore-end and barrel bolt- Hinge pin partly merged with the frame- Extractor device for pinfire cartridge- How to dismount the barrel bolt- Barrel bolt retaining screw locked by a tiny counter-screw- Friction spring on the upper face of the bolt leverDismounting and explaining the Lefaucheux bolt- Disassembling of the barrel bolt- Hexagonal foot of the bolt with circular friction spring- Exploded parts of the bolt ... and more (4 chapters)If your Android version is 8.00 or above, you have to authorise the APP to create a folder and write in it (new securities of the latest versions of Android). Otherwise, the images will not show up in the text. This can be done manually through the parameters (data & cache) of the APP installed. Feel free to contact at [email protected] for supplemental information.