Lets see some flintlock pistols!

[Magungo1066]

beautiful pistols everyone. I think I am going to purchase a Caywood pistol eventually.

 

[rickystl]

Ottoman Empire Kubur (horse) Pistols, restored to shooting condition....

 

[troy2000]

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Tower boarding pistol. I think it's a Japanese kit gun. I picked it up at a gun show maybe 25 years ago.

I have a pair of those. Can't hit the broad side of a barn with them at any real distance, but they produce a most gratifying 'bang' and cloud of smoke. I love handing one to someone who's never shot black powder guns before, and watching a grin spread over their face after they pull the trigger.

 

[Capnball]

Here’s my latest just picked up from Eric Kettenburg. A Berks County .61 Smoothbore with an original French lock and a Naval Brass barrel View attachment 31582View attachment 31583View attachment 31585View attachment 31584

That's different! Really nice.

 

[Capnball]

I have a pair of those. Can't hit the broad side of a barn with them at any real distance, but they produce a most gratifying 'bang' and cloud of smoke. I love handing one to someone who's never shot black powder guns before, and watching a grin spread over their face after they pull the trigger.

That's the best part of these guns. It's like a controlled explosion every time you fire one.

 

[mmahlock]

I had these made by an old friend from University a couple of years ago.

Bought this one a year or so before them.

 

[rickystl]

Belgium Pistol in shooting condition...

 

[Capnball]

I had these made by an old friend from University a couple of years ago.

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Bought this one a year or so before them.
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I got a real thing for boxed sets.

 

[DrLaw]

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Bonehead move on my part. Forgot to read the title of the thread. Posted a Percussion. Thought I had deleted it. Apparently, not so!

 

[toot]

the BELGIUM flintlock, I have two of them that I have had for 40+ yrs, and have shot them over the years, real sparkers. that being said my as well as yours does not have a ramrod or a place for one under the stock, why is that does any one know why? how would you reload after the first shot in battle? through it at the enemy.

 

[Bob McBride]

the BELGIUM flintlock, I have two of them that I have had for 40+ yrs, and have shot them over the years, real sparkers. that being said my as well as yours does not have a ramrod or a place for one under the stock, why is that does any one know why? how would you reload after the first shot in battle? through it at the enemy.

They carried a rod on a lanyard.

 

[Capnball]

Bonehead move on my part. Forgot to read the title of the thread. Posted a Percussion. Thought I had deleted it. Apparently, not so!

Doesn't matter to me, I like em all!

 

[toot]

Bob McBride, thank you so much for that reply. now can any one provide me with a picture of one so I can make one for mine? any and all information , pictures of one would be appreciated. also were they used as a horse pistol two carried over the saddle in holsters? they are a beautiful pistol for a military pistol.?

 

[Bob McBride]

Bob McBride, thank you so much for that reply. now can any one provide me with a picture of one so I can make one for mine? any and all information , pictures of one would be appreciated. also were they used as a horse pistol two carried over the saddle in holsters? they are a beautiful pistol for a military pistol.?

If you check out CapandBall on YouTube he has quite a few videos of European Military rifles and their accoutrement sets that utilize the lanyarded rod. Should give you an general idea, but I’m sure someone has a pic...

 

[Capnball]

If you check out CapandBall on YouTube he has quite a few videos of European Military rifles and their accoutrement sets that utilize the lanyarded rod. Should give you an general idea, but I’m sure someone has a pic...

That guy is like the Joques Cousteau of black powder gun shows on YouTube. Tons of great information, both genuine and reproduction guns. He's a competitive shooter as well as a collector. I didn't even think about that guy when I picked a screen name. It must have been some subconscious thing. You could easily kill an afternoon watching his videos. Enjoy!
Neil

 

[Bob McBride]

He’s one of the best. Love his stuff. He’s technical, precise, and a heck of a shooter.

 

[rickystl]

They carried a rod on a lanyard.

Hi Toot. Bob's right. They carried the ramrod suspended from the neck. I've never seen a pic of a period rod. There is an artist's detail of a mounted trooper showing this somewhere. But can't remember where I saw it. I would guess these pistols were loaded from horseback using preformed paper cartridges and an undersized ball. If so, it would not take much of a rod to load. Also, the ramrod would not get lost/dropped. Just speculating.
Toot: You're right. They spark great. The pistols were so heavy duty made it's likely why many if not most can still be shot today.

Rick

 

[rickystl]

Belgium Copy of a French ANXIII Pistol. Iron mounted versus the usual brass. In firing condition.....

 

[Bob McBride]

Bob: WOW!! That turned out great !! A blend of the old and the new. The lock and barrel now have a new life. Congrats.

It did. I love Eric Kettenburg’s work. He’s famous for building guns with patina from about 20-50 years of hard but well maintained use. He also does, like this pistol, recreations of some of the more whimsical originals that no one else builds. He’s a magician.

The top gun on my YouTube home page is also an EK creation.

 

[rickystl]

It did. I love Eric Kettenburg’s work. He’s famous for building guns with patina from about 20-50 years of hard but well maintained use. He also does, like this pistol, recreations of some of the more whimsical originals that no one else builds. He’s a magician.

The top gun on my YouTube home page is also an EK creation.

And I really like the treatment of the stock in the grip/pommel area. Very unique and attractive.

Rick