[MR] OT: Pirate Pistol

[Dexter Guptill]

What Takeda said.  For costume stuff, there's some fairly realistic replicas
out there.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:03 PM, <sigrune at aol.com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> Does anyone know where I can find a working pirate pistol with a ball and
> cap?
>
> Catalina
> ================
>
> I take it from your post you are looking for a single shot pistol that uses
> a percussion cap as opposed to a flintlock.
> (These are primarily post 1810 weapons)
>
> I would suggest Dixie Gunworks and Navy Arms, though there are others out
> there.
>
> This is a nice "Queen Anne" pistol,
>
> http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_92_187_189&products_id=9271
>
> This is a nice short one, mianly designed for signaling, but large caliber
> short pistols were used by pirates as handgun shotguns.
>
> http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_92_187_189&products_id=2016
>
> Main thinks people think of when they see Pirate Pistol, are the large
> clunky flintlock pistols.  The main reason they were full-stocked is these
> were not typically carried for extended periods, and that mass offset the
> recoil... Also after you fired your one shot, now you got a good heavy mace.
> The golden age of pirates though was prior to the percussion cap, and most
> percussion cap guns to not have quite the same shape of stock... well at
> least not the affordable ones.
>
> If you are looking for a firing piece, there ya go... If you are looking
> just for somethign to tuck in your belt, you would probably be better off
> finding a non-firing replica.
>
> -Takeda
>
>
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