brass end caps on Pistols?

[oldarmy]

Have a set of cherry stocked pistol "kits" coming my way.
Going to use Brass furniture and have "early" furniture ordered for them.
I see where most of the early ones had a brass endcap.
Have a few questions,
Should I order brass endcaps for them?
Second, how hard are they to inlet???
there sure look like alot of angles and curves to fit :hmm:

 

[Mike Brooks]

End cap? Do you mean muzzle cap? Or the butt cap? If butt cap there are several different styles. One is a gargoyle mask, the other is pronged buttcap. The Pronged butt cap ios a pain in the you know where. The gargoyle cap isn't to bad, just takes some time.

 

[oldarmy]

Mike,
I mean the buttcap. Have one I bought awhile ago from TOW. It has the brass extension that I assume will go up the side of the handle.
Can I cut it off and just install the cup on the end??
Or..
I looked on line for a lion, grotequest buttcap but couldn't find any, Do you know where I might find a couple
"Thoughts on the American flintlock Pistol" by S.E.Dyke
Show's buttcaps on most of the early, middle peroid pistols.
That is the style I plan on building.
Regards
Mike

 

[Mike Brooks]

You could trim the prongs off. Check out who's running Bill Kennedy's old business, He's got the buttcaps you're looking for.

 

[oldarmy]

Mike,
Thanks, as aways you are a big help.