"Pistols just prior to introduction of revolvers" Topic
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Moonraker Miniatures | 26 Oct 2016 5:22 a.m. PST |
What did pistols look like in the period immediately prior to the general acceptance of revolvers. I'm guessing this would be the 1830s/40s. Did they still look like those used in the Napoleonic Wars or had they a more "modern" look and construction? Doug |
79thPA | 26 Oct 2016 6:03 a.m. PST |
US Model 1842 percussion pistol link |
bsrlee | 26 Oct 2016 6:27 a.m. PST |
As 79thPA indicated, military pistols didn't change much in outline from the Napoleonic Wars other than to change to a percussion lock. The US followed the French/European outline, the British tended to have more wood to the muzzle. The civilian market had a bit more variety with some odd looking outlines – saw handled pistols, skinny underhammer pistols and multiple barrels in varying arrangements from side-by-side to 'ducks foot' crowd control. |
Moonraker Miniatures | 26 Oct 2016 6:29 a.m. PST |
Interesting – thanks. They don't appear to have changed much in appearance since the beginning of the century. Doug |
79thPA | 26 Oct 2016 7:00 a.m. PST |
The primary change is in the ignition system (the change from flint to percussion). |
Vigilant | 26 Oct 2016 8:09 a.m. PST |
Not such a surprise really when you consider how long the Brown Bess was in service. Without a change in technology there's not much reason to change the form. |
Major Bloodnok | 27 Oct 2016 11:13 a.m. PST |
Funnily enough single shot percussion pistols ere still standard issue for many cavalry troopers in the Franco-Prussian war. |
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