One problem with Tulle Fusils is they have no frizzen bridles on the pan and flashguards come loose easily. Other old time trade locks have a similar problem. some people solve this with a special screw that helps hold it in place, but here is a simpler method I have devised. It requires a small strip of thin brass sheet, a brass escutcheon pin and some solder.
The brass strip is about a third of an inch wide, when its finished it is like an upside down J and it hooks over the pan. The nail also helps keep the flashgaurd from traveling down. Because the J hook is thin brass the flashguard can be forced down quickly if needed to get at the touch hole. The brass nail helps keep the hook in place. I just drill a little hole in the flashgurd, about a 1/4 inch in and 1/8 an inch from the bottom edge of the guard, trim the nail, bend it over a little ans solder it tight, then I fold the J and trim it so it fits the over the pan. This method seems to allow the hammer to move with no obstruction
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