Who has Proto-flinters?

[Teleoceras]

Got to thinking as I was reading the book The Age of Firearms by Robert Held earlier. We know who shoot the Handgonnes, Matchlocks, and Wheellocks in this forum. What about the proto-flinters?

In this I talk about the Snaphaunce, Miquelet Lock, Baltic Snaplock, and possibly the English Lock.

Personally, Leonard Day is currently building a Snaphaunce Musket for me.

 

[arilar]

Well Teleoceras,
I have a couple of Baltic Snaphaunces (for some reason we call them swedish). Both from late 17th century. In very good condition but because of age I hesitate to use them.
If you can raise the money to get a replica I again want to inform you about Magnus Wiberg in Sweden, www.musketandrifle.nu that custom-builds rifles with baltic snaphaunce. For hunters, especially country people, snaphaunce-rifles was made in small villages and used even by a few in beginning of 20th century. During mid 19th century most snaphaunce were converted from flint to percussion-system. Thats why so few flint-snaphaunce has survived. :: :thumbsup:
ARILAR

 

[caliver1642]

Hi There,

I have a snaphaunce, as well as an english lock and a doglock (all reproductions).

Jim G

 

[delwell]

I have six Scottish replica pistols. Four are the all-steel, scroll-butt "Doune" style and one is a later "Birmingham" brass stock. They all use the horizontal sear English (or Scotch)Lock. The sixth pistol looks like a Doune but has the "modern" French Lock. I am also considering building an English Lock long arm of about the 1650 era that I can use for English Civil War but would still fit in when I am doing 1745 Jacobite era.

 

[Light Dragoon]

I have a pair of snaphaunce pistols on order from Dale Shinn, and just picked up a built Rifle Shoppe snaphaunce musket lock off of Ebay (I assume its from the makers, since the seller is also from Jones, OK, LOL!). I already have the barrel, and just to find some wood for a stock and I'm ready to go.

Gordon