Designed in Siemens NX6
Flintlock pistol model
This is second addition to my 19th century firearms collection. Same barrel and flintlock mechanism as flintlock longrifle model.Flintlock pistols were used as self-defense weapons and as a military arm. Their effective range was short, and they were frequently used as an adjunct to sword or cutlass. Pistols were usually smoothbore although some rifled pistols were produced.
Future old weapons project I am working on will be with more precise mechanism and with (I hope) much more woodcut and and with engravings on metal parts of weapon.
More god news is that by courtesy of the staff of the Military Museum in Belgrade I will have access to original peaces of XVIII-XIX century weapons. I hope that my models from now on will be much more accurate representation of real weapons and will be designed with much more details.
download this model in IGES format
And always remember:
THE FOUR RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY
1. All guns are always loaded.
An unloaded gun is useless, and no one should ever assume that any piece he may see or touch is not ready to fire. Would that we would never again hear the plaintive wail, "I didn't know it was loaded!" Of course, it was loaded. That is why it exists. Treat it so!
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything that you are not willing to destroy.
When you point a weapon, you may not always actually intend to destroy, but you must be emotionally willing to do so. The fact that the piece is not loaded does not alter this. See Rule 1.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
Guns do not "go off" by themselves. Somebody fires them. The competent shooter keeps his finger straight and outside the trigger guard until he verifies his sight picture. Violation of Rule 3 is responsible for about 80 percent of firearms mishaps.
4. Be sure of your target.
Never shoot at anything that you have not identified. Never shoot at a shadow or a sound or a silhouette or anything that you cannot see clearly. Also make sure of what is behind and beyond your target that a bullet may penetrate completely.
These are the four general rules of gun safety. They apply always: while you are on and off the range, at home, in transit, hunting, or fighting. In studying them, you will see that if they were always observed by all people at all times there could be no such thing as a "firearms accident." As to that, it may be proper to insist that there is no such thing as a firearms accident - only negligence.
These rules were developed by weapons authority and author Jeff Cooper, Lt. Col. USMC (ret), and are considered by many to be the simplest and most useful rules for safe firearm handling. These rules were transcribed from his book, The Art of the Rifle, Paladin Press 1997.
1. All guns are always loaded.
An unloaded gun is useless, and no one should ever assume that any piece he may see or touch is not ready to fire. Would that we would never again hear the plaintive wail, "I didn't know it was loaded!" Of course, it was loaded. That is why it exists. Treat it so!
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything that you are not willing to destroy.
When you point a weapon, you may not always actually intend to destroy, but you must be emotionally willing to do so. The fact that the piece is not loaded does not alter this. See Rule 1.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
Guns do not "go off" by themselves. Somebody fires them. The competent shooter keeps his finger straight and outside the trigger guard until he verifies his sight picture. Violation of Rule 3 is responsible for about 80 percent of firearms mishaps.
4. Be sure of your target.
Never shoot at anything that you have not identified. Never shoot at a shadow or a sound or a silhouette or anything that you cannot see clearly. Also make sure of what is behind and beyond your target that a bullet may penetrate completely.
These are the four general rules of gun safety. They apply always: while you are on and off the range, at home, in transit, hunting, or fighting. In studying them, you will see that if they were always observed by all people at all times there could be no such thing as a "firearms accident." As to that, it may be proper to insist that there is no such thing as a firearms accident - only negligence.
These rules were developed by weapons authority and author Jeff Cooper, Lt. Col. USMC (ret), and are considered by many to be the simplest and most useful rules for safe firearm handling. These rules were transcribed from his book, The Art of the Rifle, Paladin Press 1997.
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