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Re: I just bought this pistol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 50 cal black powder pistol, in working order 

By: Beldin in POPE 5 | Recommend this post (2)
Tue, 24 Jul 18 3:58 AM | 70 view(s)
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Looks like a percussion cap pistol to me. The black powder goes down the barrel followed by the wad and ball. The percussion cap goes on the nipple underneath the hammer, which, when fired, hits the percussion cap, which, in turn, ignites the black powder. In effect, the percussion cap is your primer. 




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Re: I just bought this pistol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 50 cal black powder pistol, in working order
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Tue, 24 Jul 18 3:53 AM
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Did it come with any percussion caps? ”


No. I'm not sure it uses percussion caps. I think it uses black powder. In any case, it didn't come with anything but the gun. Not even the display case.


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