[MR] OT: Pirate Pistol

[Richard Mowbray]

http://www.osvaldogatto.com.ar/english/catalogo_ficha.php?item=57

This, too.



--- On Wed, 1/6/10, Richard Mowbray <syrrichard at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Mowbray <syrrichard at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] OT: Pirate Pistol
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 6:45 AM
> For something unique and in period-
> 
> http://www.a2armory.com/german-wheel.html
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] OT: Pirate Pistol
> > To: sigrune at aol.com
> > Cc: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org,
> atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:45 PM
> > 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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> > 
> > -- 
> > Dex
> > http://members.cox.net/dguptill
> > 
> > "Rule 37: There is no overkill. There is only 'Open
> Fire',
> > and 'I need to
> > reload'. " http://www.schlockmercenary.com
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