Gun Gurus: Revolutionary War-style pistol?

[masterjedi322]

I have a prop-related question...sort of. My wife and I recently purchased a very nice print of George Washington at Valley Forge. It's hanging over our mantel piece, and I was thinking of making a nice little display out of it by placing Revolutionary War pistols on the mantel.

I was hoping some of our firearm experts might be able to point out a place I can get some replica pistols. Any help would be much appreciated.

Mods, if you feel this isn't prop related, feel free to move it.

Sean

 

[Kaylee]

How accurate do you want, do you want it to really work, and how much do you want to spend?

There's $40-odd flintlock replicas made of pot metal and painted wood all over eBay and other stores online, that would suffice. There's even a "George Washington" model if I recall correctly.

If you want "real" try loyalist arms, gggodwin.com, or Dixie Gun Works or the like. There you can get a number of (mostly Italian or Indian made) flintlock pistols that tend to be much less guady and actually work*. They'll run in the $200-$400 range.

Finally, if you want nice and real, you can get a number of kits (I want to say Muzzleloader supply has some nice period pistol kits?) or have a custom builder make one for you. Price for a good kit will start $400-ish and with a skilled builder can rapidly move up into the thousands.

All that said, I LOVE your idea for a display!!
Personally, I'd go with a Charleville or Brown Bess musket though. Those two pretty much won the country for us. If you want to stick officer-wise, perhaps a pistol and a hanger (sword).


-K

*a lot of the Indian made repros don't have the touchhole drilled so they can be legally imported. You can either leave it as is for a non-firing replica, or drill out the hole and have a "real" pistol.

 

[masterjedi322]

Thanks for your questions and compliment regarding my display idea. I'm not looking to spend a whole lot of money...trying to keep it under $200. I'm not really looking for a firing replica...maybe just something with a working hammer and trigger. I will take a look around the places you suggested. Thanks for all the great tips.

Any additional suggestions are also welcome.

Sean