I'm sure Dave was just having a little fun at our expense and I just over-reacted, as I usually do. No hard feelings and no worries.
Now that’s ProvenanceI think this was actually the British Sea Service Dragon Pistol, particularly designed for use in Loch Ness.
So how did you alter the lock bolt heads?The lock bolts heads were so large the front one actually rendered the belt hook useless…..much better now and abit more “correct”
I love the look of a well aged gun but I’ve got far more years behind me then I do in front of me so at this point I don’t have the patience…but I suppose I can also just wait for it to naturally patina.
I like it. Well done!!....
Looks pretty good in
person IMO
I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moment.Hi,
Light sea service dragoon pistol? You are kidding, right? So dragoons fought on ships?
dave
I'm pretty sure that the guy you are lecturing in condescending way has forgotten more about these types of pistols than you will ever know.No, the Sea Service is not a dragoon pistol. Maybe you misread or mixed up something somewhere in the posts. There was a "lighter" Sea Service version came out later, but it was still a Sea Service. The Light Dragoon is a different pistol but similar to the Light Sea Service, as far as I can tell from various references. Names don't mean everything. This was two hundred years ago and reproductions today take liberties and can't be relied on as authentic in terms of form, function or NAME. And nobody here is certainly an expert on what's what wrt to variants that came out two centuries ago, examples of which only reside in museums, and only the museum curator is an "expert", so if labels get a little mixed up or a little muzzy, I don't think it's worth calling out in a ridiculing tone of voice.
You're probably right. Yet, is it not also condescending to rag on and make belittling sport of the apparent slight mistake of another member? How does that help inform, support or build up? You might be right, but I think you're out of line, too.I'm pretty sure that the guy you are lecturing in condescending way has forgotten more about these types of pistols than you will ever know.
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