Description
This French holster pistol by builder Ken Brady is stocked in walnut and trimmed in brass furniture. The Germanic style flintlock by L&R is mated to a 20 gauge smoothbore octagon-to-round barrel. This pistol is offered in new condition with a bright bore that is ready to shoot. We note the trigger can overpower the lock in the half-cock notch. This pistol will be of great interest to the French and Indian War or Revolutionary War reenactor. The pistol weighs 3.0 pounds. From above the 12″ octagon-to-round polished bright barrel can be seen. The barrel is octagon the first 4″ with a smooth transition to round tapering with a flare at the muzzle. The smooth bore measure .620″ at the muzzle and is bright, clean, and ready to shoot. A rounded brass blade front sight is soldered behind the muzzle. No rear sight is fitted on this point and shoot pistol. At the rear of the barrel the flared thumbnail tang can be seen. A single tang bolt passes through the stock and engages the trigger plate below. Two small iron pins retain the barrel to the forearm. The walnut stock has been stained a medium brown and was finished with a gloss varnish that was then rubbed back to produce the satin sheen now visible on the gun. Behind the tang the grip of the pistol drops quickly away from the level of the barrel. A raised beaver tail carving surrounds the tang, which matches the carving around the lock panels. Our bottom view shows off the brass grip cap with grotesque mask retainer, long triggerguard, as well as the ramrod pipes. A raised beaver tail surrounds the entry pipe and flows upward to run along the ramrod channel. The wooden ramrod is fitted with a flared brass loading tip. We recommend our PL-8 to service this pistol. A brass band is wrapped around the forearm to keep the end grain from splitting. The backside view of the gun shows the large brass sideplate, and two lock bolts that pass through to engage the lock opposite, holding both lock and sideplate in position. Note the extension of the grip cap that runs up both sides of the grip, a common feature on military pistols of the time. The Germanic style flintlock by L&R is polished bright to match the barrel. The lock has strong springs and should spark nicely, the frizzen only shows signs of having been sparked once or twice for testing. We note the trigger can overpower the lock in the half-cock notch. A stainless steel vent liner is well positioned on the side of the barrel. If your flint longrifle suffers from that infamous slow whoosh-bang ignition delay, study the work of today’s best gun makers, and position your vent well centered on the pan, high above the bottom, to serve as a window on the center of the flash. This pistol will be perfect for you next French and Indian War or Revolutionary War reenactment. The bore is clean and ready to shoot for a fun day at the range. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.
