Original Irish .65 Bore "Man Stopper" Compact Flintlock Pistol by William Dempsey of Dublin - Circa 1820 MG 13 to Press Ganging new recruits

to Press Ganging new recruits

The wooden stocks and sights were manufactured at their Clarinda plant and all of the assembly and finishing was also done there

and the P-38 Service pistol

and increasingly integrated with the British Army

Original Irish .65 Bore "Man Stopper" Compact Flintlock Pistol by William Dempsey of Dublin - Circa 1820 MG 13 to Press Ganging new recruitsOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a lovely compact Irish flintlock pistol in a very large 0. 65" bore with a heavy walled barrel. These were often called "man stoppers" as they were intended for relatively close range use, firing a large bullet that would knock a grown man over. This example is marked Dempsey on the lock plate, for known Dublin, Ireland gunsmith William Dempsey, who worked approximately 1790 1820. We have found several other