A New Ketland Trade Pistol

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very nice as always... would you care to share your stock finishing process beginning to end?

 

[PathfinderNC]

had a friend who was very up on modern guns. he knew nothing about antique guns .he decided he wanted a pirate pistol , he was very disappointed when i informed him there is no such thing. i told him they did not have a pirate gun store back in the day, they just got them on the street or stole them just like they do today.

MBS calls it the Sparrow pistol because it’s a copy of one from the movie. Otherwise they would have to call it the Perry London Full Stock Traveling Pistol

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[Dale Lilly]

This is my newly finished Ketland Trade Pistol, officially done since it got it's final application of finish today, a few coats of buffed-in paste wax. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Built from a MBS kit, I made an alteration to the original, replacing the side plate with one of a more "Pennsylvania" flavor, just because I think it looks a lot nicer.
I will hopefully shoot it tomorrow, with both patched round ball (.595) and also #5 shot. It has a short 7.5" smoothbore barrel (.62 cal.) without a front sight, so it will be interesting to see how it preforms.

Hi. Sorry to interupt, but what is MBS? Thank you. Dale EDIT: Hmmmm? Think I figured it out? Muzzleloading builder's Supply?

 

[PathfinderNC]

Hi. Sorry to interupt, but what is MBS? Thank you. Dale EDIT: Hmmmm? Think I figured it out? Muzzleloading builder's Supply?

Yup!

 

[Rich44]

Be careful what we say Matey, I hear these are custom made for Pirates.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Be careful what we say Matey, I hear these are custom made for Pirates.

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Ya mean like mine?

 

[BCWILL]

Two very fine looking pistols !
Especially the Ketland Trade piece

 

[PathfinderNC]

Two very fine looking pistols !
Especially the Ketland Trade piece

Thanks! And luck would have it, that Ketland may be going up for sale

 

[BCWILL]

Thanks! And luck would have it, that Ketland is for sale

If I thought for a second I could get it into Canada right now I would !!!

 

[Rob M.]

Beautiful pistols ! Wow !

 

[Snooterpup]

Be careful what we say Matey, I hear these are custom made for Pirates.

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Hey Jack! Don’t fergit to pull back the cock, load the pistol, prime the pan, and close frizzen!

 

[Alan O]

This is my newly finished Ketland Trade Pistol, officially done since it got it's final application of finish today, a few coats of buffed-in paste wax. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Built from a MBS kit, I made an alteration to the original, replacing the side plate with one of a more "Pennsylvania" flavor, just because I think it looks a lot nicer.
I will hopefully shoot it tomorrow, with both patched round ball (.595) and also #5 shot. It has a short 7.5" smoothbore barrel (.62 cal.) without a front sight, so it will be interesting to see how it preforms.

beautiful!