I Got An Antique Hickin Flintlock Tap Action Pistol For Dirt Cheap! Can I repair it?

In this video I repair and conserve an antique tap action flintlock pistol by Hickin of London.
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[@Jkennethtaylor]

Great little gun. Impressed with your ability to make springs and screws! You repair antiques without affecting their original antique look. Well done.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks, an antique should look like an antique.

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

A beautiful piece with your Fine work! I’m always amazed by the Art, Craftsmanship and Creativity of antique firearms! Every detail was thought out with artistic spirit. Thank You So Much for sharing this pistol and your skills! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@martinkavanagh196]

Stickability and Patience .. Excellent skills Morris - diving into multiple layers of COMPLICATIONS. That HICKIN feller must have been a watchmaker as well.

[@brentgraham2642]

Thanks for this video. I have a percussion over and under with some missing parts, and now I know what I have to make. Excellent tutorial.

[@kirkboswell2575]

You need an old-fashioned spring vise - available from Track of the Wolf and a couple of other suppliers.

[@RiderOftheNorth1968]

It is nice to get some close ups on that type of safety. I never knew that it locked the frizzen too, clever!

[@iantodd1987]

Morris Your videos are brilliant 👌 Look forward to seeing more 👍

[@smokeless7774]

Goes to show nothing is ever knackered if you're brave and skillful enough.

[@glockerbob]

Really enjoy your video’s friend. Great job of fitting parts.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks, glad you like my content.

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

Outstanding and impressive work of art, it is very interesting seen that fire arm been disassemble, restored and assembled, even that my field of expertise is some what similar, at my seventy one years old I never had the opportunity to see first hand that line of work, congratulations, most kind of you for sharing it with us, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Many thanks, summer paradise, I'd love to be there!

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

@@morriscarstairs2685 most kind of you gentleman, should you have the opportunity visit us perhaps you would like to stay and enjoy your lovely retirement here with us, blessings to you and your love ones.

[@tati_toti]

Excellent job. Keep on doing such a cool content.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks

[@RestorationVideo]

*_Super-impressive, fascinating, satisfying, and just beautiful to watch. Great job! _*

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

Firearms restoration is not complete without test firing. Subbed, BTW.

[@rumeunner3245]

Lightly tapping a seized screw after applying some oil seems to work for me.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

[@svatoplukhavrys9715]

Meister Pipla!!!

[@Kev-N42000]

might have gotten that screw out soaking it with some mineral oil and tapping on the head, , the grip turned out great tho, I Don’t like the finish that the wire wheel does ,it gives a smeared look to the metal, i usually use mineral oil, fingernail ,wood toothpicks and lots of time. , ,great video , nice shower of sparks, should work well

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind for the future.

[@Kev-N42000]

@@morriscarstairs2685 hey, just wondering, when you tempered the spring , did you let it heat up to the desired temperature and then shut the element off and let it cool down slowly on the element ?
I’ve been tempering by dipping the spring in oil then heating till oils vaporized and springs almost red Then I dip back into the oil , then I reheat about half as much , dip again , then I heat it up just a little bit and dip for a 3rd time, it seems to be working, but your way is probably more precise, I will have to buy a temp gun and try the way you do it and compare.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

@@Kev-N42000 All I do is first heat the spring till bright yellow hot and quench it in quenching oil. I then keep the hob at around 330-360 and leave the spring on it for 15mins, then take it off and let it cool off the hob. When cold I flex the spring very slightly 20 or so times to work it in and then fit it. This seems to work fine for me.

[@Kev-N42000]

@@morriscarstairs2685 ok cool, that sounds simple, what do you use for quenching oil? I’ve been using vegetable oil , but I’m pretty shure it’s probably not the greatest oil to be using

[@morriscarstairs2685]

@@Kev-N42000 I use specific quenching oil, I searched eBay for "quenching oil" and bought a 5lt bottle, but veg oil will do it, no problem, I think Mark Novak uses water which works also. So I'm not sure oil is required at all, use water.