Decent Relic Hunt...Musket Part?

[romeo-1]

got back to the field where I found the silver knee buckle and 1663 1 reale cob for a couple hours tonight. No silver but a couple relics. Finds include a mortar frag, couple musket balls, couple tombac buttons and what I think may be a musket trigger screw. The screw is holed...just angled away from camera. What say the experts?

 

[Twinkletoes]

Nice days finds! Good going!


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I believe it's called a Cock Jaw Screw, depending on the age of the lock. Who ever lost it is probably still looking for it!

 

[ironhorse]

I think you may be right on with the screw, I have found one or two as well and thought the same thing. Other similar screws I've found have the hole partially through the ball or head, these I figure are from furniture pulls.
All in all you're getting some decent finds from your site, keep up the good work!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I've sure found my fair share of screws!
But certainly none have been as nice as that musket trigger screw!

Nice finds romeo!
Dave

 

[kuger]

is there a hole in the top(knob part)?

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Iron Patch]

Seems a bit thick, but the hole, or lack there of, I'd guess would be the deciding factor.

 

[Deepdiger60]

So thats what they are musket trigger screw,s i have a few of those in a box somewhere found over the years good hunt Jim

 

[BuckleBoy]

The ones on the lock plates in your photos would be iron. Yours is brass. It is a drawer pull piece from a Georgian era piece of furniture.

Regards,

Buck

 

[romeo-1]

is there a hole in the top(knob part)?

Yep, holes right through.

 

[romeo-1]

The ones on the lock plates in your photos would be iron. Yours is brass. It is a drawer pull piece from a Georgian era piece of furniture.

Regards,

Buck

Ahhh...there's the rub. It is brass. Were all top jaw screws iron?

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Sure looks like one to me. I say we have a competition see who can be the first on TN to collect enouph musket parts to build one out of parts. To the winner a new XP Deus, what to you say Mods can you make it happen??
ZDD

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Ahhh...there's the rub. It is brass. Were all top jaw screws iron?

I read that the Royal Marines muskets had alot of brass parts so the salt water didn't rust them up. A diving buddy has found two musket stocks with most the parts still intact and they had a lot of brass parts.
Dave

 

[l.cutler]

If it was a hammer screw it would definitely be iron not brass, it takes a lot of torque to hold the flint in place and brass would strip too easily. None of the mechanical parts on a muzzleloading firearm would be brass, just the fittings like buttplate ,sideplate,triggerguard, etc.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Ahhh...there's the rub. It is brass. Were all top jaw screws iron?

Yes the top jaw screws were iron. Every one I've ever seen that was still a part of the lock plate. I used to think that was what they were too.