They were not designed to take a bayonet nor a steel rammer. The flintlock mechanism has a strong mainspring and functions fine the lock plate is marked london. Huron hunting party in 1815
Decorated Flintlock Trade Gun
Has the serpentine style side plate installed.
All of the brass parts are cut and filed by hand for the english kits.
I'll start filling gun orders soon too! If you were wanting one of the kits, now is the time to order. While the percussion cap began to replace the flintlock, photographs of west coast natives as late as the 1870s, show the longer flintlock northwest trade guns still in use. This lock matches the profile of the original with modern internals.
These kits are made one at a time.
1 in 48 twist, walnut, blued steel trim, right hand, flint lock, factory new, in. On hold sale pending antique flintlock trade gun from the 1700 or1800's often referred to as the london fusil. The english northwest gun is a later trade gun, built starting in approximately 1775. And had a 13 ½ lop.
This is the only place to get an english style trade gun kit.
The stocks are hand crafted from grade a maple or american walnut and mated to a colerain octagon to. I bought it used from sitting fox muzzleloaders a few years ago. These early dutch and english smoothbore guns established the pattern for the northwest trade guns. The colerain barrels i was using are still on a one year backorder!
Add optional patchbox ($30.00) left or right hand stock:
Butt plate is a simple bent piece of flat brass. The northwest trade gun kit from sitting fox is a great, easy to build, first time project that gives you a historically correct smoothbore for hunting, reenacting, woods running, trekking, shooting competitions, or just fun on the woods walks. The butt plate is investment cast brass in a pattern similar to the french d. These are 48 rice barrels with breech plug installed cut to my pattern.
Pedersoli side by side double barrel flintlock shotgun 20ga.
It has been antiqued and giving some indian/native american decorations. The barrels come with the breech plug installed and have the correct period stamps consisting of 'london' on the top flat and the view and proof. Trade gun barrels are running out! Welcome to va flintlocks.com handcrafted guns, longrifles and fowlers of the best quality by ed wenger.
Condition wise you will get a good idea from the pictures.
The trigger guard is cast steel but not as big a bow as the subsequent north west trade guns. The california i purchased it from stated it had come from reservation in washington state. The lock is the re davis english fowler round faced flintlock with engraving cast into the lock face. The gun shoots well and has fast ignition.
Pedersoli indian trade musket 20ga flintlock muzzleloader.
The following images show the longer version in use: Stonewall creek outfitters can build you that custom gun. Flintlock or percussion rifle kit: Custom flintlock rifles and percussion arms are a specialty.
Available in 20 or 24 gauge.
Thank you all for your patience! I will be using these on most of the trade gun kits now. Trade guns english trade guns. We have had many requests to create muzzleloading guns from blanks or to finish out kits and even for flintlock rifles and fowlers in “the white.” please call us and describe your needs.
It also features the finely detailed serpent sideplate, high ribbed thimbles, and flat square butt plate.
