American Pistol Kit

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Basic Pistol Kit

This kit has everything to make a very nice 18th century American style pistol.

 

 

The wood is a piece of premium figured maple or walnut inlet for the barrel and drilled for the ramrod. The lock, trigger, trigger plate, guard, sideplate and thimbles are also inlet. Some cleanup of the inlets will be necessary. The barrel is a Rice "A" weight swamped 10" long in .50 or .54 caliber. The breech plug is installed. The dovetails are cut for the sights and tenon. It has a 1-20 twist to the rifling. The lock is a small Siler flint. The hardware is investment cast brass and sheet brass. All parts, pins and screws are included. Kits now come with a nosecap and the stock is cut for installation.

This stock is my design and feels more comfortable in the hand than any of the other kits available.

 

Choose your caliber and type of wood.

No other options are available.

 

Examine your kit carefully before you start any work on it.

Kits are non-returnable once you have started cutting!

 

 

 

 

As of 8/10/2024

 

I am out of complete kits right now. Preorders will be accepted.

I have more locks and castings on order.

Your choice of .50 or .54.

(plenty of barrels in stock.)

 

 

 

 

Contact me for the latest update on kits available.

 

Click here to   Email Me  or call 757-871-9424 10am - 6pm EST Mon-Sat   

 

 

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Complete kit with curly maple or walnut stock

Specify if you want .50 or .54 caliber

 

$790

  

 

 

Below is a pistol built from one of the kits. It is stocked in curly maple stained dark with aquafortis and finished with my stock finish. The barrel, lock and hardware have been aged with a liquid cold blue cut 50/50 with water.

 

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This one is in .54 caliber and has a walnut stock stained dark.

I chose to add some engraving. You might also add some carving around the tang and lock panels. It also looks great plain.

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