VMI88
03-14-2022, 10:52 AM
I recently found a stash of older black powder parts. Some are clearly reproduction but there were a few small parts I thought might stand a chance of being original.
These cones are threaded 5/16 x 24 and are apparently blued. It's hard to make out from the picture, but the internal geometry is different than I've seen on any reproduction. The opening in the nipple portion is a narrow inverted cone that leads to a short, straight channel, and then opens up into a larger cone in the threaded portion. All the modern reproductions I've seen have a solid bottom with a small flash hole rather than the bottom being completely open like this. This sounds like the description I've read of original cones but I couldn't find any pictures to compare.
These cones are threaded 5/16 x 24 and are apparently blued. It's hard to make out from the picture, but the internal geometry is different than I've seen on any reproduction. The opening in the nipple portion is a narrow inverted cone that leads to a short, straight channel, and then opens up into a larger cone in the threaded portion. All the modern reproductions I've seen have a solid bottom with a small flash hole rather than the bottom being completely open like this. This sounds like the description I've read of original cones but I couldn't find any pictures to compare.