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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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posted on
12/01/2015 7:24:36 AM PST
by
w1n1
To: w1n1
Wow! The original ‘tac-light’. Banglist (((ping))).
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posted on
12/01/2015 7:27:28 AM PST
by
Envisioning
(4.13.15 - That awkward moment in history when 53 million racists became sexists...)
To: w1n1
If you shoot it ‘gangsta’ style the oil will drip out, potentially setting the shooter on fire. Hmmm.... perhaps this Darwin Award feature could be added to current era pistols? Could see a drastic drop off in the Chicago murder rate!
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posted on
12/01/2015 7:29:45 AM PST
by
Made In The USA
(Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
To: w1n1
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posted on
12/01/2015 7:30:00 AM PST
by
ryan71
(Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
To: w1n1
Definitely a violation of the anti-gun laws of today.
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posted on
12/01/2015 7:35:15 AM PST
by
Doc91678
(Doc91678)
To: Made In The USA
candles, not oil, I believe.
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posted on
12/01/2015 7:36:11 AM PST
by
going hot
(Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
To: Doc91678
Nope. It's old enough to be grandfathered.
Legal as church on Sunday.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
8
posted on
12/01/2015 7:50:52 AM PST
by
golux
To: w1n1
17mm. That would make this sucker between .60 & .70 caliber which is on par with most Horse Pistols of the day. Probably had a charge of around 40-50 grains of (black) powder. Not very accurate but if it did hit you it did a lot of damage.
Cool as hell. I love seeing some of the stuff the early gun smiths and clock makers did in this time frame. They were very innovated and came up with some ingenious firearms and clocks.
9
posted on
12/01/2015 7:52:00 AM PST
by
Tupelo
(Honest men go to Washington, but honest men do not stay in Washington.)
To: w1n1
The light part is cool. Is there an amplification by stimulated emission of radiation attachment which fits on it?
To: golux
Even a Gatling gun is legal if you get one old enough. The gun-control laws make for interesting reading. One in the '30s and one in the '60s
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
Gatling guns are legal to own and make in most states.
They are not machine guns
To: Nailbiter
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posted on
12/01/2015 8:03:28 AM PST
by
IncPen
(Not one single patriot in Washington, DC.)
To: w1n1
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posted on
12/01/2015 8:08:01 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: w1n1
To: JoeProBono
Nice addition to a key chain.
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posted on
12/01/2015 8:19:08 AM PST
by
going hot
(Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
To: w1n1
Why would anyone from that era want to put a target on their pistol?
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posted on
12/01/2015 8:20:28 AM PST
by
norwaypinesavage
(The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
To: w1n1
Pretty cool - maybe for a night watchman or somesuch. I remember the old time pistol shaped like a key on Pawn Stars a few years back.
Any firearm prior to 1899 requires no paperwork.
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posted on
12/01/2015 8:29:25 AM PST
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: riverrunner; JRandomFreeper
Can't find a picture of it, but I believe these folks fashioned one out of a meat grinder in this episode.
To: w1n1
The first tactical assault flintlock!
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