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    My 1st BP/flintlock, getting started

    I have seen those but think I prefer to stick with just a plain flintlock rather than those styles of mechanism.
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    My 1st BP/flintlock, getting started

    Thanks allot for the clarification! Alex
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    My 1st BP/flintlock, getting started

    So I'm going to buy a Loyalist Arms Elliot Light Dragoon for my first ever black powder or flintlock. This seems like a good starter that I like to get me into the hobby before I buy anything genuine to shoot. That said, they are going to sell me some flints for it and the flint leather. What...
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    Oldest flintlock pistols?

    Awesome, thanks again! For now I'm going to buy a used reproduction Elliot Light Dragoon to get the hang of using it, maintenance, etc. Plus I still need to get all of the accessories and what not to even use one. Then over the next few months (I'm a patient guy) I can search for my dream...
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    Oldest flintlock pistols?

    Dave, That indeed helps tremendously, thank you! I am looking for a true flintlock, since I plan on actually shooting it. 1660-1699 would be the range then it sounds like I would be most interested in. I am set on an English made piece too. I have seen the Scottish highland "dress" pistols...
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    Oldest flintlock pistols?

    Great, thanks! I'll start looking for what 1650-1700 year range English pistols go for and I guess from pics decide which style I like. It sure is annoying most sites won't let you sort by year made tho.
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    Oldest flintlock pistols?

    Hello everyone! I'm new and trying to get a grasp on what to start looking for. I like very old things that are real, not reproduction, that show lots of patina, work, and hopefully have never been restored or modified. I'd like to buy an old flintlock pistol. About what year did these appear...
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    New guy from CA!

    Hey everyone! My name's Alex and I'm in Bakersfield CA. For the past few years I've really been getting the itch for 16th/17th century firearms, especially pistols. I came here to learn from the masters before diving in head first!
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