Comments on: Under hammer “boot pistol” http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JOHN J BATTY http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-23519 JOHN J BATTY Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:05:42 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-23519 There will be a good quality boot pistol together with 100plus other antique firearms coming for sale by auction in Edinburgh Scotland on 20th April 2010 for more information see www.lyonandturnbull.com during March when the catalogue will be on line this will be a special sale from a Scottish Castle. There will be a good quality boot pistol together with 100plus other antique firearms coming for sale by auction in Edinburgh Scotland on 20th April 2010
for more information see http://www.lyonandturnbull.com during March when the catalogue will be on line this will be a special sale from a Scottish Castle.

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]]> By: P47f6f http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15354 P47f6f Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:48:18 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15354 I believe Dixie Gun Works had a either a working replica of one of these or a kit for one. The only under hammer I have any experience with was a rifle. It worked great, but for firearms of that peoird I will stick with my .54 Hawkins. Art I believe Dixie Gun Works had a either a working replica of one of these or a kit for one. The only under hammer I have any experience with was a rifle. It worked great, but for firearms of that peoird I will stick with my .54 Hawkins.
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]]> By: Tom Stone http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15269 Tom Stone Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:37:52 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15269 I had the pleasure of shooting a very similar pistol a number of years ago.The balance was superb and it had a good trigger.despite the lack of sights it was easy to hit a coke can at 15 yards quickly.These were effective last ditch weapons and I would certainly prefer one of these to a raven 25. I had the pleasure of shooting a very similar pistol a number of years ago.The balance was superb and it had a good trigger.despite the lack of sights it was easy to hit a coke can at 15 yards quickly.These were effective last ditch weapons and I would certainly prefer one of these to a raven 25.

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]]> By: Seth from Massachusetts http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15268 Seth from Massachusetts Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:07:45 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15268 It is my understanding that the name boot pistol comes from the days when men rode horses in large humbers. They wore boots right up to just below their knees. It was customary to carry all kinds of things by puting them into the boot tops. This is how the term bootlegging for smuggling comes from. Having a long thin pistol like this made it easy to carry in a boot top, making it readily accessable while sitting on a horse. It is my understanding that the name boot pistol comes from the days when men rode horses in large humbers. They wore boots right up to just below their knees. It was customary to carry all kinds of things by puting them into the boot tops. This is how the term bootlegging for smuggling comes from. Having a long thin pistol like this made it easy to carry in a boot top, making it readily accessable while sitting on a horse.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15260 Steve Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:11:07 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15260 Don, thanks for the link. Very elegant in its simplicity. Don, thanks for the link. Very elegant in its simplicity.

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]]> By: Matt Groom http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15240 Matt Groom Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:15:05 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15240 Pretty neat. I bet this was a Bootlegger's best friend when the chips were down. Pretty neat. I bet this was a Bootlegger’s best friend when the chips were down.

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]]> By: Don http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15232 Don Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:12:44 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15232 Here's a picture of an underhammer mechanism. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j7PMWDJke08/SHglO1wGsDI/AAAAAAAAALE/8aLxp3ZAfAU/s320/Ingrham+Pistol+Action.JPG The geometry is such that you could easily manufacture these from 1/4 inch steel by the hundred using a single CNC waterjet operation. -D Here’s a picture of an underhammer mechanism.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j7PMWDJke08/SHglO1wGsDI/AAAAAAAAALE/8aLxp3ZAfAU/s320/Ingrham+Pistol+Action.JPG

The geometry is such that you could easily manufacture these from 1/4 inch steel by the hundred using a single CNC waterjet operation.

-D

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]]> By: Don http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15231 Don Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15231 That configuration would lend to a very simple and elegant trigger/hammer release mechanism. I like it. -D That configuration would lend to a very simple and elegant trigger/hammer release mechanism. I like it.

-D

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]]> By: Heath http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/29/under-hammer-boot-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-15224 Heath Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:14:53 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8144#comment-15224 Thanks for helping me find out about this piece. My uncles tell me it's been in the family since it was carried by a relative who was a surgeon general around the time of the Civil War. Thanks for helping me find out about this piece. My uncles tell me it’s been in the family since it was carried by a relative who was a surgeon general around the time of the Civil War.

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