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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 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.
Note that any firing Flintlock Pistols in a live-action production are likely to be modern replicas since period flintlocks are unsafe to shoot and much more expensive.
Specifications
(17th Century - 19th Century)
Type: Pistol
Caliber: Various
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single Shot
The Flintlock Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Avengers | 1961-1969 | |||
| Mission: Impossible - Season 3 | 1968-1969 | |||
| Sherlock Holmes: The Last of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes: L'ultimo dei Baskerville) | "Knee pistol"; seen on table | 1968 | ||
| The Adventures of Sir Michael (Przygody pana Michala) | Magdalena Zawadzka | Barbara Jeziorkowska | 1969 | |
| Daniel Olbrychski | Azja Tuhajbejowicz | "Porwanie" (ep. 09) | ||
| The Adjutant of His Excellency (Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) | Seen in Startsev's collection | 1969 | ||
| The Christofel of Grimmelshausen Adventurous Simplizissimus (Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus) | Matthias Habich | Simplex Simplizissimus | 1975 | |
| Radovan Lukavský | Knan | double barreled, "Teil 4: Adieu Welt" | ||
| Reiters, ambushers | ||||
| The Legend of Till Ullenspiegel | Uncredited | Geuzen | "Long Live the Beggars. Part 2" (S1E4) (S1E4) | 1976 |
| Bergerac | In Carteret's gun collection; "Prime Target" (S02E04) | 1983 | ||
| Amazing Stories | Richard Young | Davy Crockett | 1985-1987 | |
| Famous Brigands Stories: Václav Babinský | Radoslav Brzobohatý | Václav Babinský | 1st episode | 1986 |
| Milos Vávra | Parduba | |||
| Brigands | ||||
| Famous Brigands Stories: Schinderhannes | Ondrej Vetchý | Adam | 4st episode | 1986 |
| Zdenek Srstka | Jakub Bém | |||
| Ladislav Trojan | Captain | |||
| Brigands | ||||
| Famous Brigands Stories: Róza Sándor | Pavel Zednícek | Róza Sándor | 5th episode | 1986 |
| The Twentieth Century Approaches (Dvadtsatyy vek nachinaetsya) | Seen on the wall | 1987 | ||
| Bergerac | Seen on the wall; "S.P.A.R.T.A." (S05E06) | 1987 | ||
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Arturo Venegas | Garcia | (S02E03) | 1988 |
| Basil Hoskins | Murillo aka Henderson | |||
| Edward Hardwicke | Dr. Watson | |||
| The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Seen in Gibson's guns collection; (S01E02) | 1991 | ||
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Flintlock Pistol is seen in Lex's gun collection. | 1993-1997 | ||
| Sharpe's Sword | Emily Mortimer | Lass | 1995 | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | "Author, Author" (S7E20) | 1995-2001 | ||
| Midsomer Murders | 1997-present | |||
| Law & Order - Season 9 | 1999-1999 | |||
| The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | Kieren Hutchison | Ernst Robinson | 1998 | |
| Richard Thomas | David Robinson | |||
| Margo Gunn | Elizabeth Robinson | |||
| Charlotte Woollams | Joanna Robinson | |||
| Junior Chile | Billy | |||
| K.C. Kelly | Jed Parsons | |||
| Madeline McNamara | Bonnie Mary | |||
| Martyn Sanderson | Raven Jones | |||
| Mail Call | A Re-Enactor | 2002-2009 | ||
| Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Season 2 | 2004 | |||
| Mythbusters | 2003-present | |||
| Torchwood | Soldier | 2006-2011 | ||
| Blackbeard | Angus Macfadyen | Captain Blackbeard | 2006 | |
| Mark Umbers | Lt Robert Maynard | |||
| Jessica Chastain | Charlotte Ormand | |||
| His Majesty's Secret Service (Sekretnaya sluzhba Ego Velichestva) | Wall decoration | 2006 | ||
| Stolypin... Unlearned Lessons (Stolypin... Nevyuchennye uroki) | Seen in Gen. Trepov's house | 2006 | ||
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | 2007 | |||
| Californication | David Duchovny | Hank Moody | 2007-2014 | |
| Peter Gallagher | Stacy Koons | |||
| Take, The (TV Series) | 2009 | |||
| NCIS - Season 7 | 2009-2010 | |||
| Castle - Season 3 | 2010-2011 | |||
| InSecurity | Ryan Blakely | Simon Grey | 2011-2012 | |
| Top Shot - Season 4 | 2012 | |||
| Sleepy Hollow | Tom Mison | Ichabod Crane | 2013 | |
| Sherlock Holmes | Igor Petrenko | Sherlock Holmes | Denix sword pistol replica | 2013 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 5 | 2013-2014 | |||
| Black Sails | Toby Stephens | Captain Flint | Doune Lock Pistol | 2014-2015 |
| Graham Hopkins | Captain Parrish | IX Cavalry Pistol | ||
| Jannes Eiselen | Dufrene | Light Dragoon pistol | ||
| Zach McGowan | Charles Vane | Double Barreled Pistol | ||
| brothel owner's henchmen | Tower Sea Service Pistol | |||
| The Brink | Rob Brydon | Martin | French Model An IX Cavalry | 2015 |
| Taboo | Franka Potente | Helga von Hinten | 2017 | |
| Stephen Graham | Atticus | |||
| Tom Hollander | Dr. Cholmondeley | 1756 Light Dragoon pistol | ||
| Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja) | Edu Martín | Fernando Aranoa | "A Leap in Time" (S1E01) | 2019 |
| Lenard Vanderaa | Cristóbal Aranoa | "The Time Portal" (S1E09) | ||
| Jean Carlos Posada | slave trader | |||
| Soldiers, Slavers, Cristóbal's mercenaries | ||||
| Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja) - Season 2 | Pirates | "Someone Like Me" (S2E01) | 2020 | |
| Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles (Sherlok v Rossii) | Dmitriy Lomakin | Grand Duke Georgiy Aleksandrovich | Denix replica | 2020 |
| Midsomer Murders | Seen on the wall (S21E04) | 2020 | ||
| The Great | Nicholas Hoult | Peter III of Russia | British Heavy Dragoon (S01E01); British Tower Sea Service (S01E08 and S01E10); Prussian Dragoon 1731 (S01E01) | 2020 |
| Sacha Dhawan | Count Orlo | Model An IX Cavalry (S01E10) | ||
| Bayo Gbadamosi | Count Arkady | Prussian Dragoon 1731 (S01E01) | ||
| Gwilym Lee | Count Grigor Dymov | (S01E01, S01E10) | ||
| Abraham Popoola | Count Alexei Rostov | Charleville Model 1777 Cavalry Officer (S01E09) | ||
| Douglas Hodge | General Velementov | British Light Dragoon (S01E10) | ||
| Freddie Fox | King Hugo of Sweden | British Tower Sea Service (S01E08) | ||
| Christophe Tek | Tartar Nick | British Heavy Dragoon (S01E06); British Tower Sea Service (S01E08 and S01E09) | ||
| Midsomer Murders | Sinead Matthews | Mel Wallace | "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy" (S22E01); Tower New Land Pattern | 2021 |
Animation
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Island | Pirates | 1988 | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Marines | 2011 | |
| Archer - Season 5 | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chevalier D'Eon | Robin, Agents | 2006 | |
| Sakura Taisen: New York, N.Y. | 2007 | ||
| Case Closed: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | Mary Read, Matsumoto Mitsushi | 2007 | |
| Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | "Beginning" (E08) | 2008 | |
| Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail | Mounted above the Lovelace Family's fireplace | 2010-11 | |
| Inu x Boku SS | hanged on the wall | "Kagerō" (S1E11 | 2012 |
| Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Jeanne | 2013 | |
| Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ | Bonny Anne | 2013 | |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | Mami Tomoe | 2013 | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS | 2015 | ||
| Princess Principal | Chise | Ep. 09 | 2017 |
| Date A Bullet | Kurumi Tokisaki, White Queen | 2020 | |
| Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Curio Company criminal | "The Two Apprentices" (E11) | 2020 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Darkness | 2001 | ||
| Enter the Matrix | Unusable | 2003 | |
| Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi | 2003 | ||
| Sacred | 2004 | ||
| Resident Evil 4 | On the door of the shooting range | 2005 | |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 | ||
| Tropico Series | 2011 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | 2011 | ||
| Assassin's Creed III | 2012 | ||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 2013 | ||
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | 2013 | ||
| Assassin's Creed Unity | 2014 | ||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Harpers Ferry | 2014 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Flintlock Heavy Pistol 18th Century" | 2016 | |
| Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | 2016 | ||
| Escape from Tarkov | Unusable; seen on "Pistolety i Revolvery" magazine | 2016 |
Flintlock Pocket Pistol
Film
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taboo | Franka Potente | Helga von Hinten | 2017 | |
| Tom Hardy | James Keziah Delaney | |||
| Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja) | "The Festival of Candela" (S1E05) | 2019 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS | 2015 |
Tap-Action Flintlock Pistol
A sub-variant of pocket flintlock pistols with two, three, or four barrels. There were also rare versions with six and seven barrels. Their name comes from the fact, that after the first shot, the shooter taps a small lever on the left side of the pistol. After that, the next barrel can be fired once the pistol is re-primed and re-cocked. Some tap-action pistols also had the side-by-side barrels. In some case the barrels were screw-off, in other they are usual muzzle-loaders.
Not to be confused with the turnover pistols, having a rotating block of barrels (see below).
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka) | Pavel Luspekaev | Gen. Karaska | Quad barreled, converted to percussion | 1966 |
| Vladimir Kazarinov | A courtier | |||
| Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1971) | Quad barreled | 1971 | ||
| A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka) | Yefim Kopelyan | de Beauperthuis | Quad barreled, converted to percussion | 1974 |
| Andrey Mironov | Fadinard | |||
| Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1982) | Fyodor Stukov | Jim Hawkins | Quad barreled, converted to percussion | 1982 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Unity | Quick To Reload Over Under Pistol | Double-barrel | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | "Beginning" (E08) | 2008 |
Turnover Flintlock Pistol
These predecessors of the pepper-box revolvers (the term "pepper-box" apparently appeared only in the 19th century) appeared around the middle of the 17th century in Europe, and originally had two barrels that were hand rotated. Towards the end of the 18th century, the three-, four-, and seven-barrel models appeared.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbidden Empire | Jason Flemyng | Jonathan Green | 3-barrel | 2014 |
| Anatoliy Gushchin | Gorobets | |||
| Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask | Jason Flemyng | Jonathan Green | 3-barrel | 2019 |
| Sailor |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Unity | American Flintlock | 4-barrel | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | "Beginning" (E08) | 2008 |
Queen Anne Flintlock Pistol
See Queen Anne Flintlock Pistol.