IDing trigger found at civil war site. Free cannon ball fragment if solved

[ColoradoLivin]

ID'ing trigger found at civil war site. Free cannon ball fragment if solved

I found what I believe is a trigger at an early civil war battle but I have had trouble trying to figure out what it is from. If someone can figure it out Ill send them a fragment of a cannon ball I also found at the battle FO FREE. Picture of fragment also shown.

 

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[Red James Cash]

Not a trigger,might be part of the lock mechanism .

 

[ColoradoLivin]

You may be right but the metal is very thin at the top and I have yet to find any lock mechanism of the known guns at the battle that are that thin or any locks for that matter.

 

[releventchair]

Sorry I,m not looking in the right place but here is a modern (C.V.A. brand) that has similar design just to see if it's a trigger.
I would lean towards pistol on yours but guessing..

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Farthest right of this lock is a long stud that sticks out towards viewer. This is what plate part of trigger rises and pushes against when trigger is pressed rearward. It is soft enough usually to be able to bend to adjust during original build.



This piece.

 

[ColoradoLivin]

Thanks, that is a very similar design. I have found similar to that as well and I too think it is part of a pistol.

 

[turtlefoot13]

"Google" Kentucky Pistol Trigger. There are several that are very similar.

Doug

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

The Springfield 1861 trigger looked like this:


Enfield 1853



Those would be representative of the muskets. Yours may be a trigger from a single-shot pistol. They were pinned into the stock.

 

[Arid-Zone-A-seeker]

Shot gun trigger, will photo some that i have found, tomarrow,,,possible it is from a side by side.