Scots pistol, flintlock, reproduction

[Piper]

I contacted the vendor in the original link, and asked some questions including shipping costs on the doglock blunderbuss and the 1640 musket. If I understand him correctly, he only recently started dealing directly with the manufacturer. He said that the barrel lengths vary a bit, and he doesn't know what they'll be till they arrive. A friend of mine has dealt extensively with Middlesex, and they've told him essentially the same thing. Also, caliber may vary slightly from order to order.
Regarding shipping, (again, if I understand correctly) on the blunderbuss and musket, he wrote that it would be $75 shipping from India, plus whatever shipping costs were from his location (California) to you. I would imagine there would be some slight charge for handling (repackaging and such) as well. Still not a bad price, but the shipping costs bring him much closer to the other vendors.

[Woodsheal]

These repros are safe to shoot, and are designed for that. The non-drilling of the vent is only to avoid any shipping restrictions re: actual firearms. Drilling the vent is a simple process with a hand-drill and a 1/16" bit. The barrels are thicker than on original pistols and can tolerate a "stout" load...!

[macwilkin]

There is a connection to American history in the Doune Pistols:

http://www.americanrevolution.org/pitcairn.html

Yet that may not be all to the story:

http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2009/...came-from.html

Yours aye,

Todd