My latest

[Colonial Boy]

A French target or perhaps duelling pistol, arrived this morn by Australia Post and I soon had it in my hot hands
Made by Fournier about 1850.
More likely a target pistol as it has a fixed and a flip up tear sight.
These are the vendor’s photos and it’s every bit as good ‘in the flesh’.
Can’t wait to try it out

 

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[64Springer]

Overtravel adjustment screw behind the trigger?

 

[No second place]

Overtravel adjustment screw behind the trigger?

Sear engagement screw...

 

[No second place]

Just a FYI... Adjustable trigger, sights and heel rest pistols are and were made for match use...

 

[Bushfire]

No license required? I don't have a handgun license but would like an functioning original flintlock pistol someday

 

[Dobegrant]

Very nice

 

[TDM]

That is a real beauty!

 

[No second place]

No license required? I don't have a handgun license but would like an functioning original flintlock pistol someday

Which slave state do you live where you must ask permission from the dictatorship to own a firearm?

 

[user 49399]

If it shoots half as good as it looks, you have a dandy.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Overtravel adjustment screw behind the trigger?

It is a single set trigger: you push the trigger forward to set the trigger. The screw is used to adjust the set trigger (pull). The front sight is adjustable for windage by tapping the pads with a small mallet. Very nice pistol!

 

[Colonial Boy]

Thanks for the positive reaction.
The trigger doesn’t set and the adjuster is frozen; half cock will not engage but full cock engages positively and has a crisp let off, as far as I can judge holding against the hammer with my left thumb.
First job is to fit some screwdrivers to the screw slots.

no second place,
Australia.

Bushfire,
No licence required to own but must have a normal H pistol licence to fire on the range only (in NSW).

 

[Mcat]

That’s a great looking pistol. Here is antique, back action pistol I bought at auction for a good price since it had no hammer. I was surprised when I removed the hammer screw to find that the tumbler shaft was a hexagon, not a square. Luckily I found and ordered a hammer from Blackley and Sons in England that had a hex hole. It lined up perfectly on the gun and I swaged it on. Crisp action. Light, aims beautifully. Great shooter.

 

[Relic shooter]

A French target or perhaps duelling pistol, arrived this morn by Australia Post and I soon had it in my hot hands
Made by Fournier about 1850.
More likely a target pistol as it has a fixed and a flip up tear sight.
These are the vendor’s photos and it’s every bit as good ‘in the flesh’.
Can’t wait to try it out

Very nice minty target pistol, great find !!
This is the first 'pistol' of this era that I've seen with rear flip-up sights.
Normally these type sights are found on European & English rifles.
Original pistols & rifles I've shot with this style of rifling usually have a fast twist & produce excellent groups.
Relic shooter

 

[Colonial Boy]

John,
That’s a beautiful pistol and the hammer really looks the part, it fits the overall design.

 

[Mcat]

John,
That’s a beautiful pistol and the hammer really looks the part, it fits the overall design.

Thanks for the comment. The gun is engraved Strohlein & Engel In Friedberg. I did a search and found some rifles with this hammer design under that name and had my hopes that it would fit and look good. It is a smooth bore around 50 cal. The internal lock is polished like a watch.

 

[Colonial Boy]

A bit more on my ’toy’.
I made up a couple of well fitting screw drivers and started to pull things apart.
First the lock.As can be seen the lock is excellent (as was to be expected) but the fly seems to be in back to front.
Note the polishing pattern on the mainspring; only a three pin lock but well made.The bore appears to be rough in parts but a tight paper wrap on the cleaning rod felt no tight spots and it came out with decent impressions of the rifling, the proof is in the eating and I won’t be able to fire it till near the end of this month.
Meant to add this earlier, the lock inletting is quite good and no unnecessary wood removal.
I want to strip it completely but have hit a snag with the standing breach, I suspect that there is a concealed screw under the trigger guard but the guard fits very precisely into the stock and I wll leave well enough alone rather than risk damage, might try and get it x-rayed.

 

[Mcat]

Yes, the workmanship is top notch. I’m sure you will figure out what’s going on with the half cock notch. Beautiful polished back action lock.