The Aston-Johnson Martial Pistol of 1842

[mec]

1842 saw widespread adoption of percussion long arms and handguns across the western world. Britain fielded the percussion Tower pistol and the British East India Company put a near identical arm into service.

The .54

 

[john s mosby]

Nicely written post, thanks for sharing it.

 

[Keith]

Have you, or do you plan on, comparing any flintlock dragoon pistols to the cap lock dragoon pistols?

 

[mec]

I have fired very few flintlocks. If I ever do get into them, I will have to start ordering large quantities of black powder. It is unobtainable around here. We have some from the time one of us was a long haul trucker driver and visiting gun shops all over the country. We use it fairly regularly but rely on substitutes for the bulk of our shooting.

We are down to one gunshop that will keep caps and other black powder supplies in stock. The other one finds it too much trouble. People buy up the caps, balls and pyrodex and it is a real hassle to restock.