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Dick, while looking through dixie gun works parts list for the peabody it was noted that a lot of parts in the lock, bridle,sear were common to both the peabody, trapdoor, and sharps rifles. You ever notice this?. Take a look for your self. When you get to the antique parts headed type in peabody and while the list is small they show a commonality to all three rifles. Frank

Beautiful TD Dick! One anyone would be very happy to own!

Always like a nice Trapdoor and Dicks are very nice indeed !!

Boats

Thanks Guys. I thing I've discovered, and this may help you Gunluvver, is TD's seem to lend themselves to so many style differences. From this one to Scheutzens, to longrifles to Gemmer/Hawkens to just simple sporterizing. 

Dick

Dick,
Nice job and very creative as usual. Keep it going.
Chuck

You're right Strawhat. It was not only an English sporter, it was a simulated "FLINTLOCK. That one was a project. The TD thumblatch laid very nicely in the pan. 
split the frizzen , which sorta hid the "hump" of the breech block. It wasn't until the 5th show display that somebody looked close enough to see the flintlock was bogus.It was a beautiful walnut with English style carving.   

Thanks guys for all your compliments. 

Dick

Hello Dick,

That is beautiful.  I always loved the looks of the trade guns and the French Fusil de Chasse.  I have three Springfield Trapdoors, two rifles and a Carbine (cut Down rifle).  I want to convert one of the rifles to a Sporter.  I have a Radar Carver Duplicator, recently purchased, and have altered a Trapdoor stock to a pistol grip - as a pattern.  I am waiting for setup instructions from Radar Carve to make sure I know what I have done/doing before turning a nice piece of wood into firewood.   I would like to use a double set trigger but because of the main spring on them I will be diffcult to work into a pistol grip.  Any help with using a set trigger on a pistol grip stock would be appreciated.  I have two locks with tumblers in them and a single set trigger made from castings from an original Trapdoor Officers model, from The Rifle Shoppe, but I would like to use double set triggers.

thank you!
Phil

Dick, always interested in photos.

I remember the ads, "Convert your tired trapdoor into a muzzle loader!"  Wish I could find some of the cast off barrels and actions!

other side

Hey Group. I am sorry I've sorta gone for a while. My lovely soul-mate of 48 years, at the end of April/ first of June this year (2012) suffered a major heart attack, open heart surgery and stroke, all at the same time. This is a woman who, outside giving birth to our three sons, had never been in a hospital for her own purposes. I'm still trying to catch up on gun work and just plain stuff. She's seemingly doing OK, but not all is OK yet. Thanks fellows and gals for those that did know, for your payers and welkl wishers. You all are the greatest. 

Dick

Dick  -  our prayers are with y'all.

Keep us posted as you can.

Our Prayers are with you and your family Dick and welcome back.

J.Louis

Thanks all for your prayers and well wishes. Mywife is home after three weeks in cardiac ICU and three weeks ofstep down in a PT home. She's gaining weight and steadily improving. I hope I can get back to building pretty soon. I owe a few guns out there, but everyone has been patient with be. Two are Gemmer Hawkens, so will kep you in touch. I hope a few of you liked the article I put in the Journal about the Gemmers. Maybe some conversion articles might be interesting. What thinkest all out there?

Glad to be back,  Dick