ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

[WoodenNutmeg]

970.098 Set 5 Connecticut Nipples



Connecticut nipples? Explanation, please?

Bryan O'Keefe, Esquire

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

Hallo!

I can't quite tell from a photograph, but it appears to be a "pistol size" revolver cone (nipple).

Curt

[WoodenNutmeg]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

See, that's what I'm not sure about, Curt.

Here is the link: http://www.armisport.com/eng/varie.asp

They are listed under the 1861 Springfield "Accessories" link, so I'm uncertain.

None-the-less, what makes these Connecticut nipples? I am completely unaware of the history pertaining to "specialized" nipples made exclusively in Connecticut during the war (for Springfields only, I assume).

Bryan O'Keefe, Esquire

[Dignann]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

See, that's what I'm not sure about

Bryan,

Armi has a way of contacting the company through its website. Drop them a line and pose the question to them.

Eric

[Todd Watts]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

Yes, please get an answer from them and let us all know. It appears to be a musket-cap sized nipple on a threaded shank made smaller than the other cones with square shoulders. I know some "hunting" musket owners like to replace their #11 cones with cones made for musket caps for more reliable ignition. That 2-flat shoulder looks liek it is a revolver/pistol cone, or, it might be for a modern in-line.

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

Hallo!

Thanks Herr Todd, I had forgotten about the modern in-line world and also the hunters that want to shoot musket size caps for "better ignition" than that provided by No. 11 "pistol" caps.

Until further info is shared, yes IMHO, they are replacement "nipples" for in-lines and "CVA" or "Tradition" type brand rifles. (They also make them to allow shotgun primers to be used...)

Oh, "CVA" is "Connecticut Valley Arms."

Curt

[WoodenNutmeg]

Re: ArmiSport "Connecticut" nipples...

My question to ArmiSport...

To whom it may concern,

I was hopeful that you might be able to tell me more about your "Connecticut" nipples. Could you tell me about their origin as well as their primary use as replacements?

Thank you,

Bryan O'Keefe

Their reply...

Bryan,

They are Connecticut nipples, yes. They are for Springfield rifles.

Thank you for your question.

Back to the drawing board, I guess.