A BRIEF Intro to the " All Steel Highland Scots Pistol"

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Here are some earlier (1600's) types, with snaphaunce locks, mixing brass and steel, and with differing butt styles:







Notice that a 'brace' of Scottish pistols has the locks on opposite sides of the guns: left side for the left hand pistol, and vice versa.

Here's an early (1670) all-steel flintlock 'dag.' A lateral sear catches the back of the hammer on this one:



These images are from Culloden: The Swords and the Sorrows, the Nat'l Trust for Scotland, 1996.

GREAT examples.

As to "a BRACE' of pistols, I would like to add an observation.
1. I used the term "brace" to refer to a PAIR",( common def. ????)
most commonly a "Matched Pair" Several of my ref.s seem to use the terms interchangably.
Please advise of your thoughts.
2. If my usage of "brace" can be accepted, then "Notice that a 'brace' of Scottish pistols has the locks on opposite sides of the guns: left side for the left hand pistol, and vice versa." should be ( RESPECTIVELY IMHO) be prefaced with OFTEN.
Kelvin, etal, gives several examples of "matched pairs ( Brace" ???) being made in both "the same hand" In fact this seems (IMHO) to be more normal.

See "the Scottish Pistol ..." by Kelvin

Also see my next post (carry pics.)

PLEASE CONTINUE with your GREAT insights. You have contributed much to my knowledge. LEARNING & SHARING is WHERE IT IS AT (IMHO)

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