If you are familiar with the internal workings of flint locks, you can assemble our Siler kit, and tune it to be a fine sparking lock. All holes to be drilled in the plate are spotted. A drill guide is included to aid you in accurately locating holes. Springs are hardened and tempered. Kits come with instructions for assembly and tempering in your home work shop.
Assembly requires skilled use of tools, including a drill press with vise. Use fractional drill sizes 5/64", 3/32", 9/64", 11/64", 13/64", a No. 33 drill bit, and 12-24 and 6-40 taps. We stock these drill bits and taps.
This lock is shown at exact-full-size, in Track's new catalog for gunmakers and gunsmiths.
DRILL-3/32
drill bit, HSS, 3/32", .0938" diameter, drill for 3/32" pins
DRILL-5/16
drill bit, HSS, 5/16", .3125" diameter
DRILL-5/64
drill bit, HSS, 5/64", .0781" diameter
DRILL-9/64
drill bit, HSS, 9/64", .1406" diameter
DRILL-11/64
drill bit, HSS, 11/64", .1719" diameter
DRILL-13/64
drill bit, HSS, 13/64", .2031" diameter, clearance drill No. 10 bolt or screw
DRILL-33
drill bit, HSS, Number 33, .1130" diameter, tap drill 6-40 thread
LOCK-SL-FK-FL
Fly detent, wax cast steel, as cast, fits right, left, large, small Siler locks
LOCK-SS-FK-BR
Bridle, wax cast steel, as cast, drill in place
LOCK-SS-FK-BX
Bridle & frizzen spring screw, .51" length, 6-40 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-CO
Cock, wax cast steel, 1.31" throw, as cast
LOCK-SS-FK-FGX
Flash Guard Screw & Nut
for small Siler flintlocks,
6-40 thread, inside mounting screw with square nut.
LOCK-SS-FK-FR
Frizzen, wax cast steel, as cast, temper after fitting
LOCK-SS-FK-FS
Frizzen spring, wax cast steel, tempered, use 6-40 screw
LOCK-SS-FK-FSX
Frizzen spring screw, 6-40 thread, use #LOCK-SS-FK-BX
LOCK-SS-FK-FX
Frizzen screw, .78" length, 6-40 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-MS
Mainspring, wax cast steel, tempered
LOCK-SS-FK-PA
Pan, wax cast steel, with bridle arm, as cast
LOCK-SS-FK-PL
Lock plate, wax cast steel, 4.78" x .87", as cast
LOCK-SS-FK-PX
Pan screw, .28" length, .2" head diameter, 6-40 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-SE
Sear, wax cast steel, as cast, temper after fitting
LOCK-SS-FK-SS
Sear spring, die formed steel, tempered
LOCK-SS-FK-SSX
Sear spring screw, .43" length, 6-40 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-SX
Sear screw, .65" length, 6-40 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-TJ
Top jaw, wax cast steel, .77" x .85" oval, .22" hole
LOCK-SS-FK-TJX
Top jaw screw, slotted, 12-24 thread
LOCK-SS-FK-TU
Tumbler, wax cast steel, as cast
LOCK-SS-FK-TX
Tumbler screw, .50" diameter head, 6-40 thread
TAP-6-40-B
Tap, high carbon steel, 6-40 thread, bottom tap
TAP-6-40-P
Tap, high carbon steel, 6-40 thread, plug tap
TAP-6-40-T
Tap, high carbon steel, 6-40 thread, taper tap
TAP-12-24-P
Tap, high carbon steel, 12-24 thread, plug tap
TOOL-VISE
Mainspring Vise,
to safely compress a mainspring
TOOL-VISE-DX
Mainspring Vise,
deluxe English style,
for safely compressing a mainspring,
made in the U.S.A.
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