Hey Folks,
I finally finished this flintlock pistol I've been working on a couple months. I had it mostly built in my shop in Massachusetts, and then had to move out to the Pacific Northwest and finished it in a temporary shop I set up in my friend's place. This started out as a walnut precarved stock from Selinda Kennedy, bought when she was getting rid of her last parts at Dixon's after selling the business to Chris Altland. I bought a number of other pistol parts from Selinda at the time, and the barrel and sideplate were there as well. Barrel is .45cal rifled, about 8" long. Buttcap, ramrod pipes, and other small parts made by me. Triggerguard is a few different parts brazed together. Chambers oil finish.
Historically, this is roughly based on a 1760's Dutch pistol on Bolk-Antiques, with some other Dutchy and slightly French attributes. The style and barrel lend itself to early colonial American pistols as well (particularly as it's a Black walnut stock, which looks and works quite differently than European walnut). I have photos of several early American pistols stocked in cherry and black walnut that stylistically are similar to this - round face lock, 8-10" barrel (usually smoothbore, occasionally rifled), pierced floral sideplates, and rounded buttcaps. Triggerguards vary between French/Dutch style (with posts and various floral finials) and English styles with the pineapple slowly beginning to develop.
I haven't built a gun in a few years, so it feels good to have finished this. Any constructive feedback on it is always appreciated! This will be for sale soon - I'll post an ad in the for sale section when the time comes. Best,
-Eric
