Traditions Trapper Pistol
Traditions Performance Firearms · Pistol · In Production
Also known as: Traditions Trapper, Trapper Percussion Pistol
Overview
The Traditions Trapper Pistol is a .50 caliber percussion single-shot muzzleloading pistol styled after the traditional black powder handguns of the American frontier. It pairs a 9.75-inch octagonal blued barrel rifled with a 1:20 twist to a select hardwood stock, and features a hooked breech, double set trigger, and primitive blade sights. Ignition is by a #11 percussion cap, and the loose-powder charge and patched round ball or conical are loaded from the muzzle with the included wooden ramrod.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 1304 g (46.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 394 mm (15.51") |
| Barrel Length | 248 mm (9.76") |
| Action Type | Muzzleloader |
| Firing Mechanism | Percussion |
| Trigger Type | Double Set |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 230 m/s (755 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 299 J (221 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 508 mm (20.00") |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Hardwood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .50 Caliber Ball · primary — also known as 12.7mm round ball, .50 caliber patched round ball
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Muzzle Loaded
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch, Set Trigger
- Features: Octagonal Barrel, Hooked Breech, Double Set Trigger, Primitive Blade Sights, Adjustable Rear Sight, Select Hardwood Stock, Wooden Ramrod
Variants
- Traditions Trapper Pistol Flintlock - Flintlock Ignition
- Traditions Trapper Pistol Kit - Build It Yourself Kit
Production
Current-production traditional muzzleloading pistol offered in percussion and flintlock ignition and as an assembly kit
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Notes
Also offered in a flintlock ignition version and as a build-it-yourself kit. The double set trigger can be fired set for a light let-off or unset for conventional pull.
Background
The name evokes the fur-trade trappers and mountain men of the early 19th-century American West, who carried compact percussion belt pistols as backup to their long rifles.