Anyone Know how this Antique Target Works?

[kaylaindy]

Hey guys. This target may be missing pieces. Also, some of these targets wind up a spring or may even have a spring holding down something so that you only get one shot, something springs up, then you have to walk over and reset it. 

Anyone know how this one works? 

Guesses are OK.

 

[bf1956]

Wow, that is cool to say the least. Looks like you pull back on the chick and move it up to the neck and rest on the two pegs and the cog holds it until struck.

 

[Metalmaniac]

There should be a torsion spring on the stud that the chick is on to make it pop up.Then the chic is pushed and rotated behind the clamp spring. Pressure and friction holds the chick down until pellet goes through the hole in center of target hitting the chick and vibrates , reducing friction / pressure on chick and it pops up. Very cool find. I have never seen one.

 

[BigTinBoat]

There should be a torsion spring on the stud that the chick is on to make it pop up.Then the chic is pushed and rotated behind the clamp spring. Pressure and friction holds the chick down until pellet goes through the hole in center of target hitting the chick and vibrates , reducing friction / pressure on chick and it pops up. Very cool find. I have never seen one.

Right idea, but the chick should not rotate far enough to be seen thru the hole(or struck by the projectile) . The projectile goes thru that hole and strikes the spring steel and that releases the chick.

 

[Metalmaniac]

You are correct BTB

 

[Ripper]

Yeah that definitely looks like a piece of Spring steel behind the hole.That thing is cool. I would try to get it working again.

 

[kaylaindy]

Awesome, That makes sense.

I should have noted, I don't own that target, I was thinking of trying to make a reproduction. It's actually for sale right now on eBay for $2500. Those always go for $2000+ ...a little too much for me.