[rrogers]

came up on a old pistol. I'm thinking about shooting it. I'm not real familure with black powder arms. what do ya think?

[Texas Moon]

I wouldn't shoot it.
A really old gun like that could burst on you.
If it were to break the collector value will be ruined. Plus you'll never find parts. It will have to be custom repaired and be very expensive.
Retire it and find a modern reproduction.

[BHP FAN]

forty gr. 2f and a patched round ball of appropriate calibre shouldn't hurt a thing.get it checked by someone familiar with BP,of course.as an aside,at my BP club a member and his wife regularly shot that exact model.He's deceased now,but it wasn't the gun.

[BHP FAN]

Dixie Gunworks has some parts:
Let's See What We Have Here


Product Name+ Price
OP0503 Lockplate w/pan, Original for the British Land Pattern Flintlock Holster Pistol Circa 1760-1810 $24.95
TP0605 Mainspring (repro.) for the British Land Pattern Flintlock Holster Pistol Circa 1760-1810 - 2 1/2" Flint $6.95
TP0907 Frizzen Spring (repro.) for the British Land Pattern Flintlock Holster Pistol Circa 1760-1810 $3.50


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[BHP FAN]

It all depends on condition, really.Don's looked like a repro,it was in such good shape.DO get it checked,but if it passes inspection,I'd shoot it.

[scrat]

if your not familiar with it get it checked out first. Looks ok from here. Need to get a good flint.
id recomend light loads.

[millsman]

With the swelling at the buttcap and that very distinctive trigger your pistol would appear to be a British manufactured late pattern pistol for the East India Company, any chance of a close-up of the lock?

[rrogers]

I think your right. This Has the Inda markings

[millsman]

picture of the lock please

[flibuste]

Hello,

Very nice pistol !

If you are not familiar with BP shooting, I would strongly recommend not to attempt to shoot it.

Better get a replica and start getting familiar with flintlock pistol shooting : there is a lot to learn !!!

By the way could we have more photos please ? Thanks in advance

Regards

[rrogers]

heres a couple
I'll dend more

[rrogers]

Does this help?
I can take any specific pictures needed.

[SixShootinSam]

I once had an old questionable gun, I put it in a a vice (cloth around it not to scratch it) and did the ol' string-on-the-trigger trick. Also used a fairly low amount of BP, just wanted to see if it would shoot. It worked out in the end.

[millsman]

The pictures now pretty much convince me that you have a Turkish copy of the late East India Company pattern flintlock.My reference for this is Brooker's British Military Pistols 1603-1888. reference the text on p125 and photo p129. As this is both out of print (and expensive) you might want to go to worldcat.org to find a copy that you can borrow through your local library inter-library loan service.