Lets see some flintlock pistols!

[Ajgall]

My current in progress it’s built using a rescued traditions rifle for the lock and 14 or so inches of barrel.

 

[toot]

12 ga pistol made in Germany, Aluminum lock plate

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is it a shooter?

 

[toot]

Just about my original vintage H.W.Mortimer & Son in .69 in perfect shooting condition !

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a beauty, I like it.

 

[toot]

WOW!! I once owned one of those. Bought it new at Cline's Sporting Goods in a Chicago suburb in 1964. Paid around $35.00 for it as I recall. Shot blanks with it in the back yard. I was 14 then. Cleaned the barrel with an old baby bottle brush and one of those surplus .50 caliber machine gun cleaning rods.
Believe the gun was marked Hy-Hunter.

I like. it is so simple.

 

[rickystl]

Fly, it's a beautiful pistol. How does it shoot? I have read both good and not so good reviews of the lock and its geometry.

I bought a new one of the Harpers Ferry pistols in the early 1970's. Had consistant reliability problems with the lock. Back then, others who owned these pistols reported the same issues as myself. You would get 2-3 shots off with no problem. Then, 2-3 misfires. Then another shot off, then a misfire. Then, more knowledgeable, experienced believed there was indeed a problem with the general geometry of the lock itself. Thinking back on this now, it was as if the height of the hammer and frizzen was a slight mismatch, including the length of throw. Seemed much of the sparks produced were thrown off to the sides of the frizzen versus directed to the pan. Possibly the mainspring was designed a bit weal (?) Don't really know. Of course, Pedersoli may have corrected this problem in later years.

Rick

 

[user 49399]

Believe it or not, this is one fine shooting pistol. It’s an old, made in Japan, ‘Tower’ pistol. Fits my hand perfectly.

With some trade goods that came with it.

 

[CyrusP]

Pedersoli .38 cal smoothbore purchased a few years back from Dixon’s ML Shop. Shoots really well. Tons of economical fun!

 

[cynthialee]

This is my Queen Ann
.50
Loaded with patched .480 roundball, 30 grains of fffg. She, and a few other hand guns are strategically placed around the house. More for my peace of mind than anything else. It is actually a nice neighborhood.

I need to shoot the load she has in her, clean it and reload someday. Been loaded for the last 2 years. (hell my 1851 has been sitting in the safe loaded for 5 years. I suspect it will be fine and dandy, Grants pistol made 50 years loaded before it was shot)

 

[Brazos John]

This is my Queen Ann .50
Loaded with patched .480 roundball, 30 grains of fffg. She, and a few other hand guns are strategically placed around the house. More for my peace of mind than anything else. It is actually a nice neighborhood.

I also have a Queen Anne .50.
I shot it once, saw the leather go flying, and never saw the flint again.
Went to my rifle, had a nice afternoon, but still had to clean 2 guns.
Learned a lot that afternoon.

 

[cynthialee]

the Queen Anne I got has a reworked lock that is really good

most I have heard have a lousy lock

got this one from a former forum member who went over to the dark side (got himself a 45-100 and that was the last I saw of him)

 

[Brazos John]

the Queen Anne I got has a reworked lock that is really good.
most I have heard have a lousy lock.

It's a great looking pistol!
With losing the flint, I don't know if it was me, the lock, or something more. I think there's something askew with my lock, but I haven't looked at it closely. It seems that the barrel is slightly out of alignment (rotated a couple of degrees). I'll look into it when I get more time. Too many irons...

 

[Alan O]

I *love* this thread. Flintlock pistols are a great way to get started because you can buy two or three for the price of one rifle. The only drawback is you'll never have enough and they'll multiply, like bunny rabbits.

 

[Auldjin]

This is my French AnXII pistol. It was made in the Charleville armoury.

 

[Dave Wallis]

Little Manstopper, 8 3/4" overall, probably Irish, 1/2" bore. Birmingham proof marks.

 

[Freedom]

A bull elk was on the menu...but 3 Mountain Lions jumped him before LoneWatti and I were within range.

 

[Rod Man]

Dykes Rebers .50.



RM

 

[lonniels]

A bull elk was on the menu...but 3 Mountain Lions jumped him before LoneWatti and I were within range.View attachment 110893

Can you tell me about this pistol? Very nice!

 

[Master Blaster]

Bombay Blaster (replica Sea Service pistol), gift from Mrs. Blaster...still has to be vented and balls/flints ordered.

 

[cynthialee]

Bombay Blaster, gift from Mrs. Blaster...

Wow. That is likely the nicest Tower Pistol I have seen, How's it perform?

 

[Alan O]

They're like potato chips though, you can't have just one...