Flintlock pistol (free CAD download file)

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.

Flintlock long rifle 3D model (free CAD download file)

designed in Siemens NX6

Flintlock longrifle model (1600x901 px)

Flintlock long rifle model.

History: Introduced at the beginning of the 17th century, the flintlock rapidly replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies, such as the doglock, matchlock and wheellock mechanisms. It continued to be in common use for over two centuries, replaced by percussion cap and, later, cartridge-based systems in the early-to-mid 19th century.

Flintlock mechanism 3D model (free CAD download file)

designed in Siemens NX6

3D model of flintlock mechanism

"The basic goal of the flintlock is simple: to create a spark that can light the gunpowder stored in the barrel of the gun. To create this spark, the flintlock uses the "flint and steel" approach. The idea behind flint and steel is straightforward. Flint is an amazingly hard form of rock. If you strike iron or steel with flint, the flint flakes off tiny particles of iron. The force of the blow and the friction it creates actually ignites the iron, and it burns rapidly to form Fe3O4. The sparks that you see are the hot specks of iron burning! If these sparks come near gunpowder, they will ignite it." (quote from HowStuffWorks site)