Who doesn't have one, or a few, of those assorted flintlock "Tower" pistols from back-in-the-day? Some were always wall-hangers and some may work modestly but not even my best out-of-the-box FIE Jap is a faithful reproduction, of best-quailty materials, excellent production, nor first-class assembly as any semi-custom might be.
So, it was time to get an early Brit Heavy Dragoon...
The Rifle Shoppe feels this is one of the most graceful of the large English Military pistols and that's where the parts came from about a decade and a half ago (which, coincidently, is about how long it may take to get all the parts from them for a build if you buy the lock assembled as invaluable insurance that all the parts are truly there and roughly fit together first). The parts here are, indeed, reproduced to original specs (lock plate measures 5 1/2" x 1" and the throw of the cock is 1 5/8") including the stock which has the tang and lock panel moulding in proper place.
This British heavy dragoon flintlock pistol model is of the 1720's through 1760 pattern. This would have been prevalent during at least King George's (II) War (started 1740), the F&I, the Rev War, and everything in between.
The lock parts are cast 4440 steel while the springs and frizzen are 6150. It has a 12" tapered steel smoothbore barrel in .62. From tip of barrel to middle of butt is 19" -- a full size holster pistol! With a strong main spring it sparks as well as anyone could ever hope. The stock is American Walnut with some nice figure some of which comes across in the photos...
So, it was time to get an early Brit Heavy Dragoon...
The Rifle Shoppe feels this is one of the most graceful of the large English Military pistols and that's where the parts came from about a decade and a half ago (which, coincidently, is about how long it may take to get all the parts from them for a build if you buy the lock assembled as invaluable insurance that all the parts are truly there and roughly fit together first). The parts here are, indeed, reproduced to original specs (lock plate measures 5 1/2" x 1" and the throw of the cock is 1 5/8") including the stock which has the tang and lock panel moulding in proper place.
This British heavy dragoon flintlock pistol model is of the 1720's through 1760 pattern. This would have been prevalent during at least King George's (II) War (started 1740), the F&I, the Rev War, and everything in between.
The lock parts are cast 4440 steel while the springs and frizzen are 6150. It has a 12" tapered steel smoothbore barrel in .62. From tip of barrel to middle of butt is 19" -- a full size holster pistol! With a strong main spring it sparks as well as anyone could ever hope. The stock is American Walnut with some nice figure some of which comes across in the photos...