J.P. Beck Pistol

[hangfire1755]

Here's a few pictures of the first Beck pistol that I built using the mountings developed by Bill Kennedy. The barrel is a 10", .50 cal rifled (NO SIGHTS) made by me in my shop . Bill was working on an 8" Beck pistol, but never got to finish it, so this is the first to be completed.

 

[bwhoffman]

You built that??? Made the barrel???
WOW!!!

thats really nice, what didnt you build for it?

Brett

:thumbsup:

 

[hangfire1755]

Thank you Brett.
The side plate, butt cap, trigger guard, trigger plate and pipes are designed by Bill Kennedy, based on the original Beck pistol. The swaged nose cap, barrel, stock and silver thumb piece were made by me. The .50 barrel (s) I made from blank stock by Rice, with 1-22 twist. turned to the original specs.

 

[hawkeye1755]

Great work, Don :bow: :bow:
Is this pistol still a virgin? :grin:
I hope it shoots like it looks.
:thumbsup:

 

[WRussell]

Excellent - sure could use a little engraving to go with that nice looking furniture.

Nice work :hatsoff:

 

[renovato]

Wow, that gun came out gorgeous! I love that barrel contour.

 

[szihn]

Don Y
That's some fine cfaftsmanship!
My complaments.
:hatsoff:
SZ

 

[Blizzard of '93]

That is real nice work. Is that a 'dueling' pistol?

 

[hangfire1755]

Great work, Don :bow: :bow:
Is this pistol still a virgin? :grin:
I hope it shoots like it looks.
:thumbsup:

Yes... still a virgin, was only born Thursday

 

[Slamfire]

Born yesterday or not, it is a handsome full growed hand gun. :hatsoff:

 

[Eric N.]

That is one nice looking gun!! And WOW!!!

 

[benvenuto]

great work! makes what usually passes for an early american pistol look like a joke!
:hatsoff:

 

[hangfire1755]

That is real nice work. Is that a 'dueling' pistol?

Thank you Blizzard. It is not your typical "Dueler" design, but a lot of Kentucky pistols did evolve from that style. Some duelers even had the "holster pistol butt" shape, like the English Georgian pistol.