1841 Mississippi rifle question
Does anybody know what the correct thread pitch would be for the nipple on this rifle, and where I could get one?
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I don't know, but know who I can ask... but the real question is, original or repro? And if repro, made by whom? 0 -
If it's the 1841 made for the Confederates in Holly Springs, Mississippi, it's probably going to be very difficult to come by. 0 -
It's an original E.Whitney 1851 dated rifle. 0 -
You might contact Dixie Gun Works or Track of the Wolf.
They carry a lot of different nipples, maybe somebody there knows what a real period rifle takes.
The print Dixie catalog might have the information in its reference section.0 -
It might be possible to use cerrosafe to get a cast of the threads or perhaps a 2 part epoxy putty with a good release agent in the threaded zone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1841_Mississippi_rifle
My 1976 copy of the Dixie catalog has a nipple listed in the parts (no description of threads) for 1841 U.S. Rifle often called the Mississippi .54 caliber.0 -
My 1816 Springfield and my 1816 Harpers Ferry, both converted to percussion, my 1842 and my 1861 (all originals) all use a 5/16 X 24 musket nipple. Although there are some subtle differences in styles - and they were called "cones" back in the day - the threads are all identical. I'd bet a dollar that your 1841 uses the same thread. Nipples/cones can be had from Track of The Wolf, Dixie, Lodgewood, just to name a few places. 0
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