Topic: How weak is the Tanegashima matchlock spring
I heard that spring for snap type matchlock should be quick but not strong. Is there any video for the mechanism at work. I have no idea how fast/slow the spring should be.
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I heard that spring for snap type matchlock should be quick but not strong. Is there any video for the mechanism at work. I have no idea how fast/slow the spring should be.
I heard that spring for snap type matchlock should be quick but not strong. Is there any video for the mechanism at work. I have no idea how fast/slow the spring should be.
You don't want a strong one, because it could possibly just snuff out the matchcord without firing. The main thing is that the cord is delivered to the primer pan.
Here are a couple videos I did of mine. The first is just a short clip (also with a flintlock pistol). The second was last fall at the Korea Military Academy; in that one, I had long hangfires, due to a problem with my matchcord delivery (the "yongdu" [serpentine] is set too far forward, so the matchcord does not hit the priming pan well; I have to get that fixed).
sissara wrote:I heard that spring for snap type matchlock should be quick but not strong. Is there any video for the mechanism at work. I have no idea how fast/slow the spring should be.
You don't want a strong one, because it could possibly just snuff out the matchcord without firing. The main thing is that the cord is delivered to the primer pan.
Here are a couple videos I did of mine. The first is just a short clip (also with a flintlock pistol). The second was last fall at the Korea Military Academy; in that one, I had long hangfires, due to a problem with my matchcord delivery (the "yongdu" [serpentine] is set too far forward, so the matchcord does not hit the priming pan well; I have to get that fixed).
Many thanks, I had seen the first one but the image is not very clear. The second one is very clear and helpful. Thank you very much.
This Friday, Korea's KBS TV is interviewing me and having me demonstrate the matchlock (and maybe bow/arrow) for their show "History Special". Hopefully, I will get the serpentine fixed by tomorrow.
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