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

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 22nd October 08, 03:21 PM

Probably the best reproduction pistols of this era that I have ever seen or shot were made by Dale Shinn (email: dgshinn@earthlink.net) who lives up in the Sacramento, CA area.

Dale, by the way, is an English Civil War reenactor (and has been since I met him when I was at G&A back in the mid-70s) and is Captain of the Duke Of Montrose's Artillery Company. Cool stuff.

If you Google Dale Shinn you will be able to see examples of his work.

**Woodsheal** · 22nd October 08, 04:54 PM

Oh, yeah! I forgot about Mr Shinn. Fantastic work! He even makes wheel-locks, probably the most complex period firearm mechanism. I remember his Swedish "leather gun" artillery piece at the big ECW event there in Staunton back in the Fall of '98 (It WAS '98, wasn't it? I fought with a combined unit that weekend that included MacKay's)....

**BoldHighlander** · 22nd October 08, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

(It WAS '98, wasn't it? I fought with a combined unit that weekend that included MacKay's)....

Is that Lee Offen's group?
There isn't much in the way of Thirty Years War /ECW reenactment out this way, unless your in California.
I'm working on a solo interpretation for my clan booth.

**Woodsheal** · 23rd October 08, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Is that Lee Offen's group?
There isn't much in the way of Thirty Years War /ECW reenactment out this way, unless your in California.
I'm working on a solo interpretation for my clan booth.

Yes it was! Geez, I haven't heard from Lee in ages....

**BoldHighlander** · 22nd October 08, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Some clever builder could produce one using this lock. Donnie Shearer, the "Mad Piper" for example (but he ain't taking orders currently). In any case, I'd figure around $800 to a grand for such a totally custom pistol....

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Probably the best reproduction pistols of this era that I have ever seen or shot were made by Dale Shinn (email: dgshinn@earthlink.net) who lives up in the Sacramento, CA area.

If you Google Dale Shinn you will be able to see examples of his work.

Thank you gentlemen

I am familiar with Donnie Shearer's work, as matter of fact we've discussed him making me a two-handed great sword with a ring guard (based on a couple Scottish examples from the Thirty Years War)