Got my 54 year old Hawes flintlock Tower pistol cleaned up and reassembled. Haven’t decided whether to blue, brown or somehow finish the lock & hammer but it looks good. Tried some new flints but not getting much spark.
There was enough to discharge one blank load and after several attempts fire one round ball down range. On the second loading things went south. Tried three new flints a total of a dozen times, no luck.
So I’m wondering, is the frizzen face supposed to be smooth or rough to produce a spark when struck by the flint? On my previous thread someone mentioned the frizzen on this replica were often to soft to reliably spark. The area the flint strikes is pretty smooth. Any suggestions?