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I've been playing with flintlocks for over thirty five years, but never had an earlier style gun. Step back in time with this one! |
The fishtail butt is designed to be swung by the muzzle as a big war club. The cutout for your thumb is there to give an ergonomic feel to it when aiming. |
As is correct for a functional 'work gun" as opposed to a fancy presentation piece, there is no entry pipe. Notice that the forward triggerguard screw passes through to secure the barrel tang. |
Here is the view from the top. We took the first one of these out to play with and were amazed at how accurately these shoot. Shots were cloverleafed at 25 yards! |
In this view, you can see the carved lines that accent the architecture of the stock. This gun was copied in exacting detail from an original in a private English collection. |
Here's the 42", .75 cal smoothbore barrel. The overall length of the gun is 57". Note that there is only one rammer thimble. |