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[[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]] | [[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the British Royal Navy.]] | ||
[[Image:Sparroflintlock.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Prop replica of Jack Sparrow's 'Pirates' flintlock.]] | [[Image:Sparroflintlock.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Prop replica of Jack Sparrow's 'Pirates' flintlock.]] | ||
[[Image:Miq Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Replica Spanish Miqulet Flintlock Pistol similar to one used in ''[[Predator 2]]'']][[Image:Frenchcavalryflintlock.jpg|thumb|right|350px|French Cavalry Flintlock.]] | [[Image:Miq Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Replica Spanish Miqulet Flintlock Pistol similar to one used in ''[[Predator 2]]'']][[Image:Frenchcavalryflintlock.jpg|thumb|right|350px|French Cavalry Flintlock.]] | ||
[[Image:Irishtwinflintlockpistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Irish Twin Flintlock.]] | [[Image:Irishtwinflintlockpistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Irish Twin Flintlock, among the earliest multi-barrelled handguns.]] | ||
[[Image:Nockflintlockpistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Nock Flintlock Pistol with | [[Image:Nockflintlockpistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Nock Flintlock Pistol with a Duck's Foot multiple barrel attachment to fire simultaneous shots in a wide arc. The Duck's Foot attachment, named for its visual similarity to the toes and webbing of a duck's foot, was originally intended as an anti-mutiny weapon aboard wooden sailing ships, where a lone ship Captain might find himself up against numerous mutineers.]] | ||
[[Image:Pocketflintlockpistols.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Pocket sized Flintlock Pistols. | [[Image:Pocketflintlockpistols.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Pocket-sized Flintlock Pistols. Because Flintlock Pistols were occasionally carried in multiples to bypass their lengthy reload times, they allowed for possibly the earliest form of Akimbo shooting and/or the "New York Reload" technique.]] | ||
[[Image:Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistol-18th Century.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistol by Durs Egg 18th Century .55 Calibre FirearmSold.]] | [[Image:Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistol-18th Century.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistol by Durs Egg 18th Century .55 Calibre FirearmSold.]] | ||
[[Image:Model of an 18th century flintlock pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Replica Flintlock Pistol of 18th | [[Image:Model of an 18th century flintlock pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Replica Flintlock Pistol of 18th Century.]] | ||
[[Image:FlintlockVolleyPistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Three-shot tap-action pistol.]] | [[Image:FlintlockVolleyPistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Three-shot tap-action pistol. Sequentially-firing barrels were one solution to the Flintlock Pistol's single-shot nature before revolvers were invented.]] | ||
[[Image:Wantedprop.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A screen-used prop from the movie ''[[Wanted]]''.]] | [[Image:Wantedprop.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A screen-used prop from the movie ''[[Wanted]]''.]] | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
''( | ''(17th Century - 19th Century)'' | ||
'''Type:''' Pistol | '''Type:''' Pistol |
Revision as of 05:08, 30 June 2012
Specifications
(17th Century - 19th Century)
Type: Pistol
Caliber: Various
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single Shot
Flintlock Pistol
Introduced about 1630, the flintlock rapidly replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock mechanisms. It continued to be in common use for over two centuries, replaced by percussion cap in the mid 19th century and, later, cartridge-based systems. The Model 1840 U.S. musket was the last flintlock firearm produced for the U.S. military [1] although there is evidence obsolete flintlocks were seeing action in the earliest days of the American Civil War. In fact, during the first year of the war, the Army of Tennessee (Confederacy) had over 2,000 flintlock muskets in service. While technologically obsolete, flintlock firearms have enjoyed a renaissance among black powder shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today.
Flintlock pistols can be seen in:
Film
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Flintlock Pistol is seen in Lex's gun collection. | 1993-1997 | ||
Mail Call | A Re-Enactor | 2002-2009 | ||
Blackbeard | Angus Macfadyen | Captain Blackbeard | 2006 | |
Blackbeard | Mark Umbers | Lt Robert Maynard | 2006 | |
Blackbeard | Jessica Chastain | Charlotte Ormand | 2006 | |
Weapon Masters | 2007 |
Video Game
Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Eternal Darkness | 2001 | ||
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi | 2003 | ||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 | ||
Fable II | 2008 | ||
Fable III | 2011 | ||
Counter-Strike Online | 2011 |