Originally Posted by
KenH
Spring steel would work just fine. ALso, taking a thin section of high carbon steel and working in annealed state will be easy, then simply heat treat it to around 61 Rc or so with a nice smooth surface would be just fine. Heat treating is nothing new to me, I make custom knives and have the stuff to monitor temperature while heat treating so it should turn out good. I can even check the Rc hardness when finished with my tester. I should have new English flints with lead wrapping on Tuesday, and another flintlock is on the way also.
Thanks again for all the help 'n suggestions - I've sure learned a LOTS about flintlocks over the last week or so.
Ken H.