New release: Pedersoli Underhammer .36CAL

[PT7]

Writing to find out what any ML shooters here might know about underhammer BP pistols?

I sometimes watch videos published by Cap & Ball. Last March at IWA 2019 in Europe, he talked about a Pedersoli Underhammer which was to be released this year. It's now in the market and he obtained one to do a demonstration video. I just bumped into that video this weekend about this ndsᴉpǝ poʍu ignition pistol.

I enjoy reading about more "unusual" gun models and this fits that category. Would be to also find out if anyone here might have a pre-owned original or a replica?

If interested, here is the IWA 2019 short intro video done by this fellow (less than 2-1/2 minutes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoYq4KA8fgw

TIA
PT7

[Travlin]

They used to sell a very close copy of that pistol several years ago. I believe it was based on a Hopkins and Allen design.

[JEBar]

over time I've seen pictures of Underhammer firearms .... I was looking more at rifles than handguns, see link below .... I just (pardon the pun ) couldn't pull the trigger to turn loose of the money to buy one


http://www.longrifles-pr.com/underhammer.shtml

[North Country Gal]

Ditto on the old H and A design. Used to see those under hammers around, back in the 70s and 80s when the big resurgence in BP was taking place. I even knew a BP shooter that loved them. Never tried one, though.

[Mags]

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I hadn't heard of these before now. Very interesting mechanically.

[PT7]

Jim & Mags,

Thanks for posting the link info on the H&A rifle.
Also the description does touch on some interesting mechanical aspects of this ignition design.

~Simple, e.g. three components in one piece: lock, trigger guard, trigger breech plug.

~Direct ignition into the barrel. I like this part of the design. Firing might even be somewhat quicker than a cap & ball and definitely so in comparison to a flintlock.

~Having the "cap flash out of view" might be a plus although I'm not overly bothered by that shooting my C&B pistols. But betcha if I shot flintlock pistols this would become more important.

So far no one has shared about shooting one of these underhammers and that would be very interesting.
Thanks again, Folks.

PT7

over time I've seen pictures of Underhammer firearms .... I was looking more at rifles than handguns, see link below .... I just (pardon the pun ) couldn't pull the trigger to turn loose of the money to buy one
http://www.longrifles-pr.com/underhammer.shtml

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I hadn't heard of these before now. Very interesting mechanically.