Colonia Era Replica Military Flintlock Pistols by Jastro Historic Armory

Colonial Era Replica Flintlock Pistols:
Gen. G. Washingtons Pistol
Kentucky Flintlock Pistol
Lewis & Clark Style Pistol
1810 Dueling Flintlock Pistol
German Flintlock Pistol
1825 Italian Percussion Pistol
Gentleman's Pocket Pistol
Italian Three-Barrel Pistol
Shield Pistol/Musket Hangers Set

As with most armies of the 18th Century, pistols for general issue were not a consideration until the Revolutionary War.  The Pistol was not regarded as a useful item of military hardware. The war that broke out in 1776 against Britain began to change that, for mounted units carried carbines or musketoons, were almost impossible to reload during combat once fired. As a result, pistols become increasingly common amongst mounted units, braces of simple flintlocks being carried in leather holsters on the saddle. Many were purchased abroad, from France or England, and a small numbers were manufactured in the workshops of American gunsmiths.