"Flash in the pan"

[GREENSWLDE]

Became hooked on M/L at a Game Fair when Peter Morton shewed off Sweet Lips, his civil war canon at ( I think) Stow Park )in 1964.. If you know when the pan ignights you are you are TOO late. Time you read Hawker Volume I, just post His shot hip in1815 ..

 

[WRussell]

Thanks for the compliment, Rudyard; the pistol was made in North Africa, probably in the 19th century. They apparently made lots of them, and they were based roughly on the English snaphance of the early 1600s.
I did make a replica of one, but I've never fired it. Here's a photo of mine. It's based on the English snaphances in the Doge's palace in Venice, which were taken from an English privateer. Mine has a safety on the left side, so it's a bit fancier.

 

[J-team]

Perfectly timed shot taken by my wife (and yes it did go off!)

 

[87TT]

The wife took some pictures this evening. These are the same shot.
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[Eutycus]

I've sent this several years ago but I like it

 

[87TT]

A couple more.

 

[Bassdog1]

Really cool guys I am currently trying to speed up a slight hang fie and will try and take some photos this week or a short video and try and post it on here for some advice on whether the gun is firing as it should or if I am being a nut job about a problem that doesn't exist. Long time reader on flint first timer when it comes to firing them.

 

[YJake]

My .54 Kentucky pistol from this morning.

-Jake

 

[smo]

Spark testing....

 

[MSW]

great shots!

 

[toot]

Perfectly timed shot taken by my wife (and yes it did go off!)

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WOW!!even before the RB, emerged!!

 

[toot]

Spark testing....

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back in the day, the old timers used there flint locks pan to ignite tow, to start a fire! quicker than flint & steel by hand.

 

[Rodd Boyer]

 

[Yewbender]

 

[Mulebrain]

I always liked this slow mo

 

[oldwood]

Shooting w/me at the range one day ,neighbor was using an 18 power spotting scope to watch where my shots were hitting the target. Just for grins , he held his fancy cell phone to the input lens of the spotter as I fired , and he actually captured the ball in mid flight before it hit the 50 yds. target. He had cell phone set on some kind of a rapid sequence movie mode.

 

[toot]

well they all go to show that there is certainly a delay between the pan igniting & the barrel charge going off. that is why they are called FLINCH LOCKS!

 

[Rodd Boyer]

Follow through, Follow through, follow through!

 

[smo]

 

[GREENSWLDE]

Whats a Miss fire?? 24/25 out of 25.. 47/48 X 50 clays .. Whats a Miss Fire