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brokenflint

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Nicholas Boutet pistol
« on: March 05, 2009, 06:28:42 PM »
Jerrywh  You posted a photo of the offset ramrod on a Nicholas Noel Boutet pistol the old board, you happen to have it available to repost so I could see what it looks like?   Thanks
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 08:21:42 PM »
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brokenflint

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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2009, 08:31:58 PM »
Thanks Jerry  fast work ;D
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2009, 09:20:20 PM »
Jerry please post photos of the whole pistol- love to see it- TGP
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2009, 10:15:15 PM »
What was the purpose of the offset?
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brokenflint

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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2009, 11:38:20 PM »
Paddlefoot, it allows the ramrod hole to be offset to provide more clearance for the lockplate guts while inletting so there is no breakthrough in the channel
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2009, 11:42:08 PM »
French and English pistols had very strong mainsprings-- thus wide.  I am not sure I have photos of the whole pistol. It might not have been fancy enough for me to save. I'll look
  I don't have any more photos of that pistol. I have several other boutet pistols. Boutet made everything from muskets to presentation arms.  In fact he had a couple of thousand people working for him. Surprise huh?
 After a certain date he also controlled the arms making in Leige Belgium.
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 03:27:29 AM »
Has anybody seen a fowler with the ramrod off set? Some the early English fowlers have large locks.
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Re: Nicholas Boutet pistol
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2009, 04:41:56 AM »
The barrels on the fowlers were wide at the breach and the front of the lock was hooked. This way there was no need to offset the ram rod. The rods were also tapered.
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