Nice work.
I'm not all that knowledgeable about firearms, whats the difference between a percussion lock and a flintlock?

Hey, thanks for the comment. The difference is about 100 years or so: The flintlock was developed in the 1600's and saw use up through the 1830's. It uses a flint to strike a piece of extremely hard metal (the "frizzen") and create a shower of sparks. These sparks fly into the "pan" of the lock, which has a SMALL amount of extremely fine powder. The powder ignites and creates a flash of heat, which radiates through a tiny hole in the barrel and ignites the main charge. The percussion lock, also called a "cap lock" uses a hammer (much in the shape of a hand-held hammer), to pound on a cap (a larger version of a capgun cap), which has a preloaded amount of powder inside it. The cap then ignites and the flame travels down a very long narrow channel, and into the barrel, igniting the main charge. While the flintlock was much more complicated, and if not cared for properly, would provide unreliable ignition, a well-kept flintlock would often provide equal,if not better ignition than a caplock. The caplock however was slightly more fool-proof, and it was easier to load a cap, than to fill the pan with powder. The caplock was invented in the early 1800's, but didn't catch on until the 1830's or so (and saw wide use all throughout the civil war). ::
whoa... that was a lot more of a history lesson than I intended, sorry!! Hope it proved informative at least??
-Eric

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Thanks man, that answers my question completely and then some, but its all interesting so thanks.

Advanced Critique Encouraged? What critique? Great idea 'bout changing th' lock to flintlock. I actually HATE th' percussion lock version, and whats worse it's the only thing avalible in my city... Btw. the powder for th' pan... Heh, on th' new year I've tried to used some kind of (probably) highly phosphorus firework powder to make it all bit more effective... Got my hand burned... never add phosphor... really... even for fun.

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That is a very pretty pistol. Is it blued or rust finished? Can't quit tell from the photograph.

It fires?...wow,that's pretty impressive...a very elegant example of a reproduction

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