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1800 Light Equipped Flintlock
AShooting Journal ^ | 12/1/2015 | R Chastain

Posted on 12/01/2015 7:24:36 AM PST by w1n1

Yes, that's right it's a flintlock pistol with a lantern attach to it. Unlike other flintlock muzzleloading pistols, this one has a vertical grip that comes UP from the rear of the barrel. The grip has finger grooves and a trigger, which is apparently linked to the gun's action via a link running down through the grip.

A large trigger guard extends in front of the grip, encompassing all of the user's fingers. Read the rest here.


TOPICS: History; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: banglist; flintlock; guns
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To: JRandomFreeper

You may be right. But wasn’t the Brown Bess musket of the revolution it’s assault rifle of that time, just as the AR-15, SKS, M1A, AK-47 the muskets of today?


21 posted on 12/01/2015 8:55:42 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: JRandomFreeper

You may be right. But wasn’t the Brown Bess musket of the revolution it’s assault rifle of that time, just as the AR-15, SKS, M1A, AK-47 the muskets of today?


22 posted on 12/01/2015 8:55:55 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: Doc91678
The Brown Bess is legal to own. The others generally supply hoops to jump through.

That's the law, regardless of how little sense it makes.

/johnny

23 posted on 12/01/2015 9:59:25 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: w1n1

Can I get one at Cabelas?


24 posted on 12/01/2015 10:03:35 AM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: w1n1

That thing must produce some weird kind of recoil. Will the barrel flip go down or up?


25 posted on 12/01/2015 12:02:05 PM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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