pocket pistol / doing things the hard way -photos added

[bob in the woods]

I just figured out how to post photos    so thought I'd post this pistol I managed to make some 15 years ago....done the hard way ie hand tools and files . Lots and lots of files !   I have never fired it as the vent isn't drilled [ Canadian legalities ]  but have carried it during 18th C reenactments.
Finish is shellac under oil varnish, with a tea/chewing tobacco stain


image uploading
Well....I guess I haven't figured out the photo thing yet.  Only one actually uploaded.

[Justin Urbantas]

What's your barrel length?
I have a question for you Bob.
I'm over in B.C, so I have to deal with the same rules.
I know that original pre-1898 muzzleloading pistols aren't restricted, and have no rules about shooting etc.
Do you know if you re-stocked a pistol with an original barrel, lock trigger etc in a new piece of wood if it would still be classified as an antique?

[bob in the woods]

The barrel is 8 inches long.  Classification is a mystery to me. Ask 3 times, and you'll get 3 different answers.

[bob in the woods]

More pictures:

[bob in the woods]

Last photo !

[Justin Urbantas]

If it's over 5"  you could get it registered as a restricted pistol if you have an Rpal. It's a pretty straightforward process.

[Craig Wilcox]

Bob, you stopped the pics too soon - I am waiting to see how you sawed that curve with the ripping saw....

When I come to see you, will only have 2 or 3 long muzzleloaders.  1 or 2 rifles and a double 16 bore from 1850. And my Service dog, Sunny the Snow Queen.  We have abt 5" of new snow, and she is frolicking like a pup!  She eats it, rolls in it, and uses the side of her head as a bull dozer!

That really is a piper of a pistol.  Maybe you could make up another barrel with a touch hole for your trips south.

[bob in the woods]

The curve is sawn in increments of flats, but it's a well kept secret      We are in the midst of a snow storm at the moment. Lots of road closures , and business shutdowns.  BTW...I haven't been south since the 9/11 inspired security roll outs at the border.  We used to cross on a whim, just for lunch, so didn't appreciate the new hassles from both sides of the line.

[Waksupi]

We've never had any problems taking flintlocks into Canada,  I can't imagine why you wouldn't be able to make it functional.

[Justin Urbantas]

We've never had any problems taking flintlocks into Canada,  I can't imagine why you wouldn't be able to make it functional.

Pistols are different. Newly made flintlock rifles are considered antiques, new pistols are restricted like any other pistol.

[Waksupi]

We've never had any problems taking flintlocks into Canada,  I can't imagine why you wouldn't be able to make it functional.

Pistols are different. Newly made flintlock rifles are considered antiques, new pistols are restricted like any other pistol.

You are right about that. When I would go to shoots up there, I had to be going to a recognised shoot, and contact the top provincial officers in each province I would travel through. However, plenty people had them that lived there. I found it was easier to just borrow one at the shoots.

[bob in the woods]

Without getting into the banned topic of "politics", let 's just say that the present Federal Gov't has promoted a complete ban of handguns.  This will remain a "non gun" for the foreseeable future