Percussion pistol by Möst in Gernsbach, Baden-Württemberg

Mel H · 29th July 2019, 10:52 AM

Noting the trigger and adjustment screw prompts me to ask, does it have a 'set' trigger as sometimes found on target rifles of the period?
This style of trigger could be set by pushing it forward till it clicked into a pre set position, from which it could be released with the lightest of touch from a finger. The trigger could be used in the normal manner as well as being 'set'.

corrado26 · 29th July 2019, 01:14 PM

Yes, this is a set trigger which was very often in use in France and in German regions next to the French border.
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MacCathain · 29th July 2019, 04:18 PM

I tried engaging the pre-set point that Mel describes, but there's no forward movement in the trigger that I can detect.

fernando · 29th July 2019, 05:27 PM

Maybe the system works inside, directly applying (or not) tension to a vital place (spring), not having effect in the trigger position ...

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Mel H · 29th July 2019, 07:04 PM

I have to say, of the ones that I've owned over the years, I can't remember having one that was any different to the one illustrated by Fernando, which has the adjusting screw incorporated in the trigger, but, knowing the ingenuity of those 19th C. gunsmiths I would not be surprised at any innovation presented.
Looking closely at the trigger in the original photo, there does look to be a gap in front of the trigger which may afford some forward movement if the screw was adjusted. I must add that I'm not encouraging anyone to fiddle and twiddle with things that may be better left alone

Update.
I've just had a better look at the photo (Moest) and realise that the screw is indeed part of the trigger, as Is normal, I thought that it was in the trigger plate. They are not normally screwed so far down.

fernando · 29th July 2019, 09:09 PM

The whole of my ex-piece... just for the context.

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Mel H · 29th July 2019, 10:37 PM

Nice pistol.

29th July 2019, 05:27 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Maybe the system works inside, directly applying (or not) tension to a vital place (spring), not having effect in the trigger position ... . Attached Images

29th July 2019, 07:04 PM	#5
Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	I have to say, of the ones that I've owned over the years, I can't remember having one that was any different to the one illustrated by Fernando, which has the adjusting screw incorporated in the trigger, but, knowing the ingenuity of those 19th C. gunsmiths I would not be surprised at any innovation presented. Looking closely at the trigger in the original photo, there does look to be a gap in front of the trigger which may afford some forward movement if the screw was adjusted. I must add that I'm not encouraging anyone to fiddle and twiddle with things that may be better left alone Update. I've just had a better look at the photo (Moest) and realise that the screw is indeed part of the trigger, as Is normal, I thought that it was in the trigger plate. They are not normally screwed so far down. Last edited by Mel H; 29th July 2019 at 09:40 PM.

29th July 2019, 09:09 PM	#6
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	The whole of my ex-piece... just for the context. . Attached Images

29th July 2019, 10:52 AM	#1
Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	Noting the trigger and adjustment screw prompts me to ask, does it have a 'set' trigger as sometimes found on target rifles of the period? This style of trigger could be set by pushing it forward till it clicked into a pre set position, from which it could be released with the lightest of touch from a finger. The trigger could be used in the normal manner as well as being 'set'.

29th July 2019, 01:14 PM	#2
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,237	Yes, this is a set trigger which was very often in use in France and in German regions next to the French border. corrado26

29th July 2019, 04:18 PM	#3
MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 68	I tried engaging the pre-set point that Mel describes, but there's no forward movement in the trigger that I can detect.

29th July 2019, 10:37 PM	#7
Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	Nice pistol.