Want to commission custom Scottish all-steel dag

[Wapenshaw]

New member here and greetings to you all…earlier today I sent this request over to ALR member Runastav, but I don’t think it went through.
I would like to have someone with the skill and expertise to make a copy of an all-steel Scottish flintlock circa 1720 (featured in “Sword and the Sorrows”). It is heavily decorated with silver inlay, but I am fine without it unless you, or someone you know might be able to provide that extra service.
It has a brass barrel that I would like in .50 (I will get you the exact diameter based on the bullet mold that I don’t have in front of me
at the moment).
I will pay $3,000 to the right artist/fabricator (metalsmith/blacksmith/gunsmith), plus
 an additional cost if silver inlay work is possible.  Please note that I am looking for a near-perfect hand-crafted copy of this dag, and not some type of reworked/modified modern replica.
If you are interested, please send me an approximate completion date, and a brief statement (or examples) regarding your qualifications. Thank you for your interest.
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[G. Edward LeFevre]

In case you might not know, Military Heritage website offers a nice Murdoch Scottish pistol.  It is fully functional but you might want to adjust the trigger pull.  And it is less decorative.  I like mine.

[G. Edward LeFevre]

PS:  It ibelieved by some that this is the pistol fired by British Major John Pitcairn as the "Shot heard 'round the World!"

[oldtravler61]

  You need to post how much you are willing to pay for this service.
ALR rules.

[Wapenshaw]

Updated, sir - my apologies!t

[Dave B]

Welcome to the forum. I love scottish pistols. just a couple questions. Do you have access to the pistol or have the ablity to get additional photos. You say you are wanting a near perfect reproduction of the pistol. The issue is the original is in .36 caliber and this pistol is very dainty by  the size of the barrel in the picture. Your requesting .50 caliber in brass so it will have to be much larger in its profile making the whole pistol much larger to accommodate the increased breach size. You are asking for a scaled up version of the pistol inquestion.  They say the over all length is 16"  so how long is that barrel on the one shown in The Swords and The Sorrows.  My guess is close to 10.5-11.5" allowing for the grip. My point is this pistol is sleek to make a .50 cal barrel safe to shoot means to get the same feel and look will require a longer barrel to off set the larger diam. of the barrel. To make a reproduction will require alot more photos and measurments. You may get more of a response if you post more photos of the pistol.