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OLD TIME SMALLARMS FOR RENT

[Prices are for the first 30 days and are subject to change. For more info see ...  rental prices ]

When discussing firearms for theatre, keep in mind that the descriptions in the script are of only limited value in trying to identify a weapon. This is especially true when the caliber number is used in attempting to describe the size or shape of the gun. Remember, caliber refers only to the internal diameter of the barrel, not the size of the gun frame. A giant revolver might be a .22; a tiny single shot pistol might be a .44 magnum. You just can’t tell by looking.

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[Prices are for the first 30 days and are subject to change].

F01 - CUIRASSIER PISTOL - The Three Musketeers and The Rover take place in the early and mid 1600’s, so these are close to the historically correct pistol to use. The other pistol styles below are at least one hundred years in the future. Measures 20" from barrel tip to end of butt.  N.E.F. frame.      22 cal blank-fire – [$ 55.75]

 

    F18 - POCKET FLINTLOCK - Also called a muff pistol, since it was an easily concealable 18th c lady’s gun. prop only – [$ 5.20 ]

    F03 - SCOTTISH WATCH PISTOL - beautifully engraved prop – [$ 16.00]

F10 SERIES – RANDOM FLINTLOCK PISTOLS - these flintlock replicas are dress pieces only, covering the 18th and 19th centuries. We have a few dozen of these things, some match, some are one-of-a-kind -  just some leftover items when you need a generic prop at a low price.  No moving parts and ramrod cannot be removed. Sorry, no choices - we pick from what's in stock - prop - [ $ 9.00]

    Z99 – PISTOL CASE - varied – each is different. [$ 15.00]

    F32 - KENTUCKY PISTOL - an excellent choice for 1800’s flavor.   prop – [$ 16.00]


    F33 - ENGLISH BELT  PISTOL - shorter than the Kentucky.   prop – [$ 16.00]

    F21 - LANCASTER - finally,  "dueling pistols" that can fire safely - because the outer barrels are completely false!  The hammer does cock back but the  ramrod cannot be removed. An NEF starter pistol is hidden inside - 9 shots before reloading.    22 cal blank-fire – [$ 55.75]

    F34 - PHILADELPHIA DERRINGER -  little 7 inch  guns designed for close range (as John Wilkes Booth fatally proved).    prop: non-firing – [$ 12.00]

 

    F23 - DeWINTER - as a safely blank-firing alternative to the Philadelphia Derringer, or wherever a small frame flintlock pistol is needed.  Great for pirate and swashbuckling shows! The shell is built around the NEF starter pistol. - 9 shots before reloading.    22 cal blank-fire – [$ 55.75]

 

    F88 - STEAMPUNK REVOLVER - we only have one of these - a request for a recent steampunk Hamlet. A little more "Jules Verne-ish" than a standard percussion revolver.  N.E.F. frame.   - 9 shots before reloading.    22 cal blank-fire – [$ 44.00]

  F87 - "FLINTLOCK" REVOLVER - I really can't explain this one. We built it without following any historic weapon, and yet it has turned out to be a very popular rental.  - 9 shots before reloading.   N.E.F. frame.     22 cal blank-fire – [$ 41.00]

    F45 - TWO-SHOT POCKET DERRINGER - only 5 inches long.  prop only – [$ 12.00]

   F38 - PEPPERBOX  - By making the multi-barrel assembly much thicker, these multi-shot pistols could be made of much larger caliber, therefore were far more lethal. But the heaviness made them difficult to carry and fire, and they were still not true revolvers.      prop only – [$ 15.00]

    F42 - NAVY 1851 REVOLVER – used by both armies of the Civil War. The firing version is single-action only, firing percussion caps with or without blackpowder - not block barreled. Six shots.    prop – [$ 15.00]   F41 : percussion – [$ 45.00]  : see Operating the percussion firearm:
FYI - we have discontinued all of our percussion firing pistols. A handful of these revolvers are all that are left. For some great deals while they last, follow this link .

    [By the way, here is the F50 - Colt Peacemaker [check the "modern" pistols page] re-painted to look a little bit like the Colt Navy 1851, just in case you really need a blank-firing version of the earlier Civil War pistol, but don’t want to deal with blackpowder and percussion caps.]    prop – [$ 14.00]   22 cal blank-fire – [$ 42.00]

Did you know that ... from the 1840’s through to the 1880’s, both sabre and revolver were often part of the officer’s uniform. The pistol should be worn on the right hip, but with the butt facing forward. Why? The revolver can then be drawn and fired with the left hand, leaving the right hand free to draw and fight with the sabre. Remember this next time you do Arms and the Man.

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