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Offline Rolf

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #25 on: December 08, 2018, 03:33:54 PM »
Quote from: David R. on December 06, 2018, 05:25:18 PM
Daryl, do you have a title or author for that book?

I think it is this one.   "The English pistol. A pictorial study" by Beebe & Bingham.

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Offline Daryl

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #26 on: December 08, 2018, 10:08:14 PM »
YES- that was it.
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2018, 03:21:51 AM »
looks like it is out of print and Amazon doesn't have it.
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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2018, 02:05:33 PM »
This is why, when I began building pistols back in 1964, I made a complete lock for each pistol. It is hard work, but well worth the effort.
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2018, 02:21:56 PM »
I have made most every internal part for a lock, but haven’t made a complete one yet. One of my goals.
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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #30 on: December 10, 2018, 03:01:00 PM »
It is very enjoyable, if a little masochistic!!
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #31 on: December 10, 2018, 04:24:07 PM »
I had plate, cock and frizzen for a small English style lock, I ended up making everthing else except sear and sear spring, (I had a spare sear and spring in my stock that worked). The hardest part was getting the link for mainspring stirrup right length. Next cutting fly notch in tumbler with gravers.
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Offline Cory Joe Stewart

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Re: Pistol Architecture
« Reply #32 on: December 10, 2018, 06:54:57 PM »
Pistols are tricky.  I have completely scrapped a couple of pistol stocks at this point.  What I do, it inlet the barrel and lock into the blank, ramrod hole is drilled as well.  Then I draw the handle out by eye, even if I am looking at an existing pistol.  I then largely go by feel.  I have one now that feels great in the hand, but does not flow well or look good.  I see several originals like that. 

Cory Joe Stewart
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