Christmas gift from my lovely wife!

[Loja man]

So I was gifted this very nice Pedersoli KENTUCKY 50 Cal pistol kit for Christmas!! Completely blew me out of water! Looking forward to finishing it!! I think it will need new sights! Show me some pictures of yours and any other thoughts on how to customize it!

 

[andy52]

If you have the skill some modest carving would look good, as would inlays for the thimble pins.
I have the.45 version of that pistol and I didn't use the sights that came with it because they just seem too tall.

 

[Loja man]

We’re but caps ever used on this era of pistol?

 

[Mtman725]

That well be a fun project.

 

[OldRust]

Your wife is definitely a keeper. Thats going to be a fun project and yes caplocks in that era of pistols were common, even if the pistol started life earlier on as a flintlock.

Thanks
O.R.

 

[Loja man]

Sorry, I meant a butt cap on the grip.

 

[billraby]

Nice Christmas present! It looks like fun. I got a life size skeleton to hang up in my workshop.

 

[Loja man]

Your wife is definitely a keeper. Thats going to be a fun project and yes caplocks in that era of pistols were common, even if the pistol started life earlier on as a flintlock.

Thanks
O.R.

Yes! My wife is pretty awesome! Not just because she bought me a gun though!! She is a amazing woman and mother!

 

[Loonhaven]

This is probably not what you had in mind, but it started life as a Pedersoli Kentucky pistol.

 

[Loja man]

This is probably not what you had in mind, but it started life as a Pedersoli Kentucky pistol.View attachment 111350View attachment 111351

I love what you did with it!!
I am going to keep the full wood along the barrel. I’m trying to decide if I remove the barrel blue so I can rust brown it… I really like the looks of the butt caps as well.

 

[Stony Broke]

I have to agree with the sights ! I've owned about half a dozen Pedersoli pistols, and have yet to find one that I like the sights on ! I've managed to change out sights on most of them, and it sure helped....

 

[Dave Dworshak]

very nice gift! have fun this winter putting it together

 

[3Setters]

Does your wife have an single sisters?

 

[Loja man]

I have to agree with the sights ! I've owned about half a dozen Pedersoli pistols, and have yet to find one that I like the sights on ! I've managed to change out sights on most of them, and it sure helped....

Do you remember what sight combo you went with?

 

[Loja man]

Does your wife have an single sisters?

LOL!!! No, both of her sisters are married! I got the best one out of the three though!!
She really hasn’t been interested/excited about me working on muzzleloaders. She loves that I hunt. That I can spend time in the quiet of the woods and bring home meat. That said she supports my knife making with more enthusiasm than my gun buying So I was blown out of the water with this gift! She said she knew I would never expect her to buy me a gun so that’s why she did it.

 

[Stony Broke]

Do you remember what sight combo you went with?

I put different types on them, but you will have problems refitting the sights to fit the widths of the slots on the barrels. There are lots of different sights available and the only problem comes with making them fit !

 

[LME]

So I was gifted this very nice Pedersoli KENTUCKY 50 Cal pistol kit for Christmas!! Completely blew me out of water! Looking forward to finishing it!! I think it will need new sights! Show me some pictures of yours and any other thoughts on how to customize it! View attachment 111233

You are fortunate to have found that gal! They are getting harder to find these days. Don't forget to reward her!

 

[andy52]

Do you remember what sight combo you went with?

The sights I used on mine came from TOW. The rear sight is a low-profile Kentucky pistol and the front is a silver whale tail that is technically reversed but looks and works well.

 

[Loja man]

So right now I’m thinking of: longer brass muzzle cap, brass butt cap, bever tail at end of lock mortise, maybe a carving at the barrel tang, remove barrel blue and brown it.
This one is labeled as a Kentucky butt ca. do I need to stick with this or can I divert? Kentucky Pistol Buttcap, sand cast brass - Track of the Wolf

 

[gabedard]

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