Got a Trapper

[abigails&w]

Here is it just out of the box, fresh and unmolested. May become my new EDC once I figure out a proper carry method/bag for it. Such awesome pistol can be used not just as .50 cal ball launcher but also as club and throwing weapon. What Glock?

Edit: scroll down to see more pics added in posts 16, 17, 18 and 19

 

[Buford57]

Appendix inside the sash?

 

[Golddollar]

Here is it just out of the box, fresh and unmolested. May become my new EDC once I figure out a proper carry method/bag for it. Such awesome pistol can be used not just as .50 cal ball launcher but also as club and throwing weapon. What Glock?

You got to have a pair!

 

[lamarw]

It is a fine looking piece with clean lines.

I bought a Trapper a few weeks ago, but there is no comparison. LOL

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

A very handsome pistol. But you do need a brace of them…in a walnut case with accessories. Maybe update the look to an attache case. But don’t be slapping people with your glove.

My Trapper is an 1894 Marlin.

 

[pantannojack]

Not only for launching round nose boat tails, but also for a fumigator.

 

[abigails&w]

You got to have a pair!

When I'll get a horse maybe! In a car the side holsters are too far away. But.... now I'm thinking to get a large Bowie knife to complete the set.

 

[Golddollar]

When I'll get a horse maybe! In a car the side holsters are too far away. But.... now I'm thinking to get a large Bowie knife to complete the set.

Get a chest sash with holsters like Blackbeard had.

 

[Ruger 13]

Very nice!

 

[tops]

When I'll get a horse maybe! In a car the side holsters are too far away. But.... now I'm thinking to get a large Bowie knife to complete the set.

I've read that back in the day of single shot pistols the knife was part of the main event. Larry

 

[lamarw]

I've read that back in the day of single shot pistols the knife was part of the main event. Larry

Sounds like a Mell of a Hess. I think it must be what they call a Blood Sport.

 

[gwpercle]

I've read that back in the day of single shot pistols the knife was part of the main event. Larry

Remember the old saying ...
" The fight went to the knife and the knife went to Green River "

Green River being the maker's mark stamped on the Heel / Bolster at the end of the blade , just ahead of the handle ...
A lot of old knives were made by Green River , established in 1836
on the Green River in PA.

A Green River Knife would be appropriate to go with that Trapper or you could do like Jim Bowie did and get your brother to fashion one for you .
Jim's thought was the fight may not stop with only one shot and the Knife never needed to be reloaded .
Gary

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

You got to have a pair!

I GOT a pair already!

 

[Llance]

I'm sitting here wondering where the button is to swingout the cylinder, then I read it's a single shot. Really, a single shot? What about if you are assaulted by more than one bad guy, what ya gonna do then, throw it at them? Get two for a NY reload then learn to pour powder and seat a ball while running and ducking behind cars and trucks. That's going to be a fine trick if you can figure out how to do it.

 

[k22fan]

Reminds me of my .45 Thompson Center Patriot. In addition to round balls I shot a variety of .45 conicals though it. It was more accurate than a lot of modern handguns until the black powder fouling built up. I'm sure there are .50 caliber conicals that will work. Two bad guys? Line them up and drop them both with one shot. Alternatively, a well organized and practiced shooter can fire a Civil War rifled musket three times a minute with mini-balls. Something of the sort could be done with a pistol but I never pursued it.

The last T.C. Patriot I saw for sale had a custom sash clip. It looked like the pocket clips that are common on modern knives.

[...] learn to pour powder and seat a ball while running and ducking behind cars and trucks. That's going to be a fine trick if you can figure out how to do it.

For centuries reloading was done with paper cartridges. Different countries' paper cartridges varied but basically they were tubes containing the black powder charge and a bullet. The real trick was reloading while riding a panicked horse or while you were up high in the rigging of the square rigger in your avatar while it pitched and rolled.

 

[abigails&w]

Got the knife for it

A knife that while not a true Bowie and possibly not even of same period as the pistol, may be good match for the pistol (both are large, modern manufacture, relatively common and inexpensive).

One hand pistol one hand knife equal unlimited possibilities of self-defense.

 

[abigails&w]

I'm sitting here wondering where the button is to swingout the cylinder

Well, this one swings out the barrel. Does it old shotgun style. A wedge and a large rear hook at end of barrel hold the barrel firmly attached to the stock. Here are a few photos. Quite easy to remove and reinstall the barrel.

 

[abigails&w]

Look at the size of the thing

For people who do not know what the true size of such pistol is. Here it is alongside a modern high-capacity S&W 586 6" - doesn't that look compact in comparison to the .50 cal launcher? Plus one photo that shows the knife dimensions vs same 586.

 

[abigails&w]

Final set of photos of the big trapper

My Lady Smith looks like a mouse near these things. Here's pistol with musket and sword one may say:

 

[k22fan]

I was going to suggest a long straight sword rather than a Bowie. You'd be able to stay out of stabbing distance while you poked your Bowie armed opponent. This is getting a little silly. Your Bowie looks like a more practical work knife than a lot of them.

While I was active shooting black powder somebody was marketing .58 caliber percussion pistols that fired rifled musket mini-balls which are around 500 grains. The story was originals were carried in saddle holsters to fight off large animals in Africa or Southeast Asia. A lion or tiger bite out of your leg would smart. Those pistols dwarfed your Trapper.

 

[abigails&w]

Disclaimer

For the people who did not already get this: this thread is full of jokes. Yes, I got this trapper for real. What is shown in the photos is real. The intended use of the pistol (and the knife) is tongue-in-cheek humor.

Thanks everyone! Keep replies coming. Ignore the jokes if you think they are bad. Hope you like the photos.

 

[k22fan]

When you desire to make more soot faster the best high capacity muzzle loading pistol yet made is the discontinued Ruger Old Army. Firing conicals for six shots they're as good as a standard single action .45 Colt. They need more detail cleaning than your single shot so they're at their best in stainless.

 

[abigails&w]

When you desire to make more soot faster the best high capacity muzzle loading pistol yet made is the discontinued Ruger Old Army. Firing conicals for six shots they're as good as a standard single action .45 Colt. They need more detail cleaning than your single shot so they're at their best in stainless.

Oh, the Ruger Old Army. I was too late and missed them when they were available and not at absurd prices. Have some other six shooters by Uberti and Pietta to scratch the SA percussion itch. Thanks

 

[Rudi]

A great pistol! Have not seen any black powder here since the madness started.

 

[TXBryan]

I like your humor and all the firearms you've displayed. I especially like your choice of "Bowie" knife. Yours appears to be loyal to the original configuration of the implement and your selection has an understated elegance about it with no fancy frills or tricks.

I wondered, once upon a time, what regulations might be introduced if someone actually walked in to a convenience store with with several of your "Trappers" or a cap & ball .44 and proceeded to do nefarious things. As of today, in most states, you can have black powder or muzzle loading firearms shipped directly to your home. I hope it stays that way!

 

[abigails&w]

Cabela's

Cabela's stopped shipping directly to customer BP muzzleloader guns a while ago. If I got it right the reason was this or something like it:

Cabela's Faces Lawsuit After Man Who Purchased Antique Firearm Committed Murder

 

[TXBryan]

Cabela's stopped shipping directly to customer BP muzzleloader guns a while ago. If I got it right the reason was this or something like it:

Cabela's Faces Lawsuit After Man Who Purchased Antique Firearm Committed Murder

Thanks for this; I had not seen it nor was I aware of it. Looks like my "wondering" is no longer a wonder. Inevitable but very unfortunate nonetheless.

Let us know how you enjoy your Trapper.