...just because it's been a while. Some more pictures of the Brown Manufacturing conversion of an Enfield 3-band musket to a bolt-action breech-loader.
The concept was simple enough. Chop off the old breech, add a new one with a simple (but robust) bolt. The soldier would have to cock the hammer by hand, and that modification, extending back into the wrist of the stock as it does, is a great source of weakness... as the broken stock on this rifle shows. Anyway - the shooter cocks the hammer, rotates the bolt a quarter-turn, pulls it to the rear, insertsbullet cartridge (damn snipers!), closes bolt, and fires. Repeat.
Mr. Brown taking his credit:
Evidence of the Brit provenance of the basic piece:
With Mr. Cook and his son getting their share of the credit, as well.
The concept was simple enough. Chop off the old breech, add a new one with a simple (but robust) bolt. The soldier would have to cock the hammer by hand, and that modification, extending back into the wrist of the stock as it does, is a great source of weakness... as the broken stock on this rifle shows. Anyway - the shooter cocks the hammer, rotates the bolt a quarter-turn, pulls it to the rear, inserts
Mr. Brown taking his credit:
Evidence of the Brit provenance of the basic piece:
With Mr. Cook and his son getting their share of the credit, as well.
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