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Golden Age of Piracy - Marlborough Wars - Colonial America
Historical Background
The Golden Age of Piracy around the time of the reign of Queen Anne has fascinated generations of historic enthusiasts. Legendary pirates like "Black Bart" Roberts, William Kidd, Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and Anne Bonny all sailed the seas during the first two decades of the 18th Century. Signature to look of these pirates was the wearing of numerous pistols of various sizes both on belts and in holsters. More reasonably-sized pistols was really a mini-revolution in weapons technology at the time, and was embraced by any one place in close quarter combat like privateers, buccaneers or other sailors. Undoubtedly this pistol also so extensive use on land by officers and cavalry troops in the battles of the War of the Spanish Succession or Marlborough wars.
Early 18th Century illustrations of Blackbeard (left and centre) and Anne Bonny. Notice the various holstering methods for the various sized pistols.
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris in 1922Specifications
This reproduction is 13 inches long with a 7 1/2 inch, 50 caliber barrel done in the style of many turned barrels of the time. The highly-polished steel used in the barrel is made of tempered seamless modern steel (type:BS970 no.080M40) with a tight breech plug.
The lock is made with strong durable springs and has a case-hardened frizzen (hammer) that throws good sparks. We use a industrial case-hardening factory process that makes sparking both more reliable and longer lasting. Presently no other musket provider uses this technique.
As with all our other flintlocks, the vent is not drilled (read details below) so we can ship easily to our door throughout North America and to Europe and the UK. Aside from that they are exactly like the originals. A fine addition to any collection.
Queen Anne Pistol:
$399 (MTS-043)
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For shipping costs and other details see our Muskets section
Our Guarantee
If upon receiving your musket you are not completely happy with your purchase, you may return it for a refund. All we ask is you cover the shipping costs. It has to be returned in two weeks of receipt and be in its original state (unaltered and unmodified).
Non-Firing State
We sell historically accurate muskets and pistols in a non-firing state for demonstration purposes. This allows us to comply with various local, state, national and international firearms regulations, along with shipping company policy restrictions. This means the product can be shipped right to your doorstep. A certified gunsmith may decide to alter a musket or pistol to a firing state by drilling the vent hole and test firing it. No need to remove the breech plug. We are not legally responsible for any changes from its present state. Please read our Conditions of Use and Legal Disclaimer. The customer is expected to be aware of the laws of their locality that govern products of this nature.
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