Lets see some flintlock pistols!

[rickystl]

Small Spanish Pistol. Apparently these were marketed by CVA back in the 1980's. Very good quality. Not really practical for any serious shooting. But it sure is cute. LOL....

 

[rickystl]

A Circassion Pistol restored to firing condition. Interesting that the stock is actually made from one piece of horn..

 

[rickystl]

Interesting looking pistol from South India...

 

[user 43911]

 

[rickystl]

A silver stocked pistol from Albania or Montenegro....

 

[user 43911]

 

[user 43911]

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Pedersoli's new Howdah hunter flintlock double 20 gauge pistol (I forgot to note what it is on first posting)

 

[rickystl]

I owned one of those Harpers Ferry pistols many years ago. Think I paid around $125.00 for it NEW back in the early 1970's. Recall I traded it at the Annual match in Friendship during the late 70's. Been so long I don't remember what I traded it for. LOL

 

[user 43911]

I owned one of those Harpers Ferry pistols many years ago. Think I paid around $125.00 for it NEW back in the early 1970's. Recall I traded it at the Annual match in Friendship during the late 70's. Been so long I don't remember what I traded it for. LOL

Well things change, an average new car 1970 was $3,500 and gas was under 40 cents, probably traded it for a pack of gum or a powder horn
Then again when you take that $125 and convert it into gallons of gas at 40 cents per gallon per 1970 price = 312 gallons, now bring that up to today's gas price (lets call it $2 gallon) and you have $624.

 

[user 43911]

How about this one

 

[rickystl]

WOW!! That one looks like it might be the real deal. Or a great looking custom copy. I seem to remember, at least in the early days, that Pedersoli made the pistols in .58 versus the original .54

 

[hawkeye2]

All of the imported Harpers Ferry flint pistols to this day are .58 bore with rifling. Only the percussion version has it right.

 

[user 43911]

WOW!! That one looks like it might be the real deal. Or a great looking custom copy. I seem to remember, at least in the early days, that Pedersoli made the pistols in .58 versus the original .54

It's a real one.

 

[user 43911]

All of the imported Harpers Ferry flint pistols to this day are .58 bore with rifling. Only the percussion version has it right.

BUT, you can order a percussion and replace the lock and have a .54 smooth flintlock just like the original.

 

[rickystl]

I know that the original pistols - especially in original flintlock configuration - are highly prized by collectors. They rarely come up for auction. And the bidding would go into the stratosphere. Research shows that Harpers Ferry only made some 4,000 of these pistols, with many later converted to percussion. The pistol has so much U.S. history associated with it.
Never could understand the thinking why Pedersoli made the pistol in .58 rifled.

 

[rickystl]

Last one. I think LOL..........I bought this from a fellow Forum member a little while back. .54 rifled barrel and all iron mounted. Think it's one of those Becky's locks (?). Not too practical for anything other than a backup gun. But thought it looked too good to pass up.

 

[cshirsch]

I built this little guy for a customer. I used my castings for the lock and all the furniture except for the ramrod pipe. That's a silver dollar for size comparison.

 

[zneufeld]

1801 pattern Sea Service pistol, not sure of its origin. It was an auction purchase before it made its way to me. Just had it lined down from .56 to .54 by Bobby Hoyt because the bore was really rough. Some folks suggested in another thread that it was built from a TRS kit, and that's still the best guess, but the TRS kit comes with a .62 bore and this one was definitely smaller when I acquired it.

 

[OldgoatDVet]

Wow all look good. Here mine from way back when.

 

[andy52]

How about a brace of dueling pistols.