Show Us The Arms That You Carry In The Woods.

Keith,

A few questions if I may?  

Was the forearm on your fusil shortened due to damage or something, or was it designed that way?

I REALLY like your pistol.  I think the size is just dandy for a back up pistol.  Is it an original or a repro?  The left hand lock makes me wonder if you are left handed?  I consider it a very important detail that you can use the same ball in both arms.

Years ago, I had a Navy Arms "Charleville" musket I paired with their "Charleville" pistol with the same idea of using one ball for both.  I was VERY surprised that though it had no sights and the trigger was horrible on the pistol, I could keep the ball on a man size target at 25 yards, though I normally used a "non historic" two hand hold to do it.  However and even though the pistol had a belt hook, it really was too large for a back up pistol to be carried often.


Gus

Longer barrel replacement on a shorter stock.
This pistol is an original. I carry it under the belt on the right side front, as I carry my hunting knife on the left. No I am right handed, but it makes no difference with a left hand lock.
Regards, Keith.

Hi Keith,

Thanks for the additional info.  

I know a small number or cavalry pistols were made in pairs with one each right and left hand pistols, but it seems to me your pistol isn't quite large enough for a cavalry pistol?

Would it be correct to say your pistol is one from a pair of coach or traveler's pistols?

Gus

Well, I thought I had better pics of some things than I could find. Between searching through all my pictures and putting the ones I thought I wanted on an image host, getting around to responding to the request of this topic has taken a while.
Anyway,,,,

TVM Early Virginia smoothrifle. Not my first flintlock smoothbore, but it was my "go to," gun for a while due to its accuracy, speed, and reliability. I know I have more and better pics of her, just haven't found them....




Centermark Fusil des Chase.... my first flintlock and first smoothbore. She's that one I'll never part with. She just handles so nicely, is a joy to have in the woods.


Load out for a day of December deer hunting with the TVM




My tomahawk by Zach Royer. Great steel. Shaving sharp and holds that edge.




This is one of a matched pair that I bought many years ago. Jeff White, I think, was the maker. I rehandled this one....



If I edited this post correctly this should show both the rehandle and the one I haven't done yet. Someday I'll get to the other one.


I don't carry this. I'd like to, but it came to me with too many issues that need to be addressed. The primary one keeping me from using it is a shim between lock and barrel flat that creates a large gap between said flat and the edge of the frizzen base/pan cover. No way to keep priming in and unwanted stuff put. It shoots, it just isn't up to standard for use in the woods.

These are the things I carry most often.

Flintlock smooth rifle by Jackie Brown, 20 gauge, 46" barrel octagon to round, wooden patch box.


Flintlock pistol, also by Jackie Brown, 20 gauge, 8" tapered barrel.


Squaw axe from a blacksmith at the Friendship meet in Indiana.


Folding knife, from Townsend, general purpose all around use.


I also carry an old CVA butcher knife which I built from a kit, but it's not historically accurate. I had many pleasant experiences with it by the time I learned that, so I just keep using it, knowing it isn't right.


Spence

Looks like a fine piece, indeed. My first non-military flintlock was a FdC, and it killed more game than all the others combined.

spence what do squirrel taste like? Are they white mild meat like rabbit or something else?