Cased Big Bang Dragoons

[Rolfkt]

Finished a cased pair of dragoon style pistols. Once in a while a project actually gets finished!!!



Pistols
The barrels were made from a used 20mm Vulcan cannon barrel. Then brass was bougth from muzzelloader building suppiles. Standard dragoon butt cap. The spurs had to be straigthen and modified to fit the Stock.
French dragoon triggerguard. Sideplate is from a Fowler. Lock is Chambers round face Colonial (rifle Lock). The stock blanks are curly English walnut from Dunlop. The finish is Chambers oil. Hickory ramrods

The small round ball is caliber 54 , the other the pistol amo, caliber 82.


Case.
The case is made from cherry, following Smart Dogs tutorial. It is lined with cotton baize and glued with pearl(hide) glue, bought from Peter Dyson, England. The brass hinges are from Brusso. All other brass fittings turned/filed from brass stock. I did not put a lock on the case because I always lose the keys. These pistols are large and heavy (almost 2kilos each), therefore the handles on the side of case. I was afraid the lid would not take the weight. The compartment lids are made from amboyine burl and cherry.



Best regards
Rolf

 

[dave_person]

Hi Rolf,
As I wrote on that "other" site, Fabulous!!

dave

 

[Bon Sauvage]

SO-WEET!!!

 

[Davemuzz]

WOW!! Excellent piece of work!! :hatsoff: :hatsoff:

 

[MSW]

tremendous work!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beautiful pair and beautiful work all around. Those 'backwards' triggers strike me as curious.

 

[Col. Batguano]

That is just so cool. What's the twist on those barrels anyway. Seems like they would be just about right for a RB pistol barrel.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Beautiful work ! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[rickystl]

Wonderful Job !!!! I've always had a soft spot for smooth bore flint pistols. Great looking pair and workmanship. Congratulations.

Rick

 

[Cruzatte]

Inspirational work. :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[Pete44ru]

What a wonderful set, and excellent craftsmanship, too !

:bow: :bow: :bow:

You should be very proud of them (color me green with envy). :v

 

[stubshaft]

Very nicely done Sir!

 

[Kansas Jake]

I'll add a very nice work.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Wonderful Job !!!! I've always had a soft spot for smooth bore flint pistols. Great looking pair and workmanship. Congratulations.

Rick

A close look at the pic of the business end of those barrels clearly shows rifling. He doesn't say what the twist is.

 

[hawkeye2]

Back in the '70s I met a man who had built a rifle using a surplus 20 mm barrel. It would have been pre vulcan and had gain twist. I don't recall if he told me what the powder charge was but he shot a massive minie (have one and I'll weigh it when I get a chance) and the torque reaction when the ball engaged the rifing tended to rotate the rifle which he could easily see.

 

[nhmoose]

Makes you realize a 20mm is considered a CANNON and not a rifle eh?

 

[Grumpa]

Both beautiful...and formidable! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

Richard/Grumpa

 

[kemart17]

very nice work!!!!, so when do we get the range report???

 

[Artificer]

Rolf,

Not only splendid work, but I also note the grip angle of those pistols would make them much more comfortable to shoot than some of the period straighter grip pistols. A period Dragoon/Cavalry Trooper would REALLY have appreciated that!!

Gus