How to make a flintlock musket

Make your Own Flintlock rifle!




A prime investigation I have done, on how flintlocks actually work. Sure I know the mechanism but how they work. So I decided to share this but in my words.




Ok its very simple really


The hammer is the 'cock' to the left. It has a red thing in the middle of it. This is the flint. Flint is usually found in quartz and is usually characterized as black, white, brown, green, or maybe red in color. In flintlocks the hammer has a jaw which works like a person opening his mouth and holding food in place. The same exact way, except here its a flint. After pulling the trigger the hammer will be released and hit the frissen which is the steel spikey thing in the middle. Flint with steel causes imense friction and will thus cause sparks to ingite the powder. Then because of the motion caused by the hammer the flint will push the frission back to the frissan spring which is the black thing to the lower right of the picture to stop it, and open the pan which is like a hole that contains gunpowder, to ignite the weapon. This hole has enough gunpowder to ignite the gunpowder already placed in the barrel to shoot. So how do we reload a flintlock musket then. Simple.


How do you shoot and reload?



1. Pull back the hammer or 'cook' half way to the half cock position, so that it will not fire by accident.


2. Pour some gunpowder into your gun barrel (PS: NOT THE PAN!)


3. Insert your bullet wrapped around with a bit of clothe into the barrlel to make it fit better.


4. Use your 'big stick' (you know what I mean) and push the bullet all the way through to the end of the barrel to have contact with the gunpowder from the pan. (PS: Its also so the bullet won't fall out of the barrel when you load your pan.


5. Open your pan, place a bit of gunpowder, and close the pan.


6. Cock your hammer fully, and shoot!!!!



How do you make a flint lock mechanism



Its simple since I specified it to you in the last paragraph, but the real problem is the inner flint lock mechanism....

This is at a half cocked position...

The tumbler when cocked will move down and it will be secured by the sear.... See??? The Tumbler gets caught with the sear to be held in place... Now this is in full cock! Its pretty simple to do really. The main spring also to hold it in place too. Its all so easy, we just have to think... Though it took us 1 million years to come up with this... When it took me 5 minutes...

This is really simple indeed ! I just get my barrel, my flinlock and my 18th century bullets, I just don't know what closet I put them in...

Yep btw the shear and all that are the back of the flintlock...

Notice how this has nothing to do with Arts?

yes gunsmithing is art....

This would probably be more appreciated in the VV (history forum).

Originally Posted by pannonian

This would probably be more appreciated in the VV (history forum).

Nobody of any real ability to appreciate anything visits that forum...

Originally Posted by Frederich Barbarossa

yes gunsmithing is art....

What you described is as much art as someone posting a manual on how to build a toaster.

Originally Posted by Rapax

What you described is as much art as someone posting a manual on how to build a toaster.

Well, an antique toaster that fires bullets.

Originally Posted by Nevins

Well, an antique toaster that fires bullets.

I see the comparison of describing how to construct and work mechanical tools was lost on you.

And how easy it is to build your own gun ! Good I did a Master Blacksmith last year !

God, wasn't a medieval weapon law enough to make the USA a freakin' dangerous place ?

Guns are fun.

Originally Posted by Frederich Barbarossa

Though it took us 1 million years to come up with this... When it took me 5 minutes...

In those million years there has been a lot of knowledge gathered that allows people like you to go to the 'how stuff works' website and research things. I'd like to see you make something new instead of 'coming up with' sourced information.

It is always easier to see how something works when it has already been invented.

'You' figured out Flintlock in 5 mins, I want detailed operation literature for a BFG on my desk before you leave. Assignment for the weekend is [that thing that will be considered to be 'easy' in time, but is as yet unfathomable]. Complete with pictures.

I think this thread should be called "how to blow up your face"

Where did you get the parts for it? I saw many videos of people making muskets and flintlock weapons, but when i asked them the question never seemed to be answered.
Thank you for any help

So is this how they were able to make so many muskets before the assembly line was invented?

haha awesome thanks for sharing dude I might construct my own for the hell of it...watch it back fire on me lmao

Not trying to be ungrateful, but you would've spent your time better researching DIY Age of Sail Cannon. Seriously, what's a flintlock mechanism good for if you don't have something to shoot with? More dakka FTW.

Originally Posted by torongill

Not trying to be ungrateful, but you would've spent your time better researching DIY Age of Sail Cannon. Seriously, what's a flintlock mechanism good for if you don't have something to shoot with? More dakka FTW.

Notice how the thread was made over a year ago...

After a nightshift, a long hot shower and a protein shake with warm milk, I'm forgiven for not noticing the OP made it 1.5 years ago.