Scottish Flintlock
The Scottish Flintlock was a pistol sold in general stores throughout the colonies of British North America during the American Revolution, particularly in the cities of Boston and New York.
Prevalent from at least November 1773 onwards, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton purchased one of these firearms for his armory.[1]
Weapon statistics[edit | edit source]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Scottish Flintlock"}}| Rate of fire | Short range | Long range | Cost | Availability |
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| This pistol is believed to be the very pistol that fired "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" at Lexington. This beautiful all Scottish Flintlock is heavily engraved and embossed, a completely dependable piece. | ||||
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Scottish Flintlock concept
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Despite its name, the Scottish Flintlock is actually based on the Denix produced replica[2] of the double-barrelled turn-over pistol crafted by William Bailes of London about 1755.[3] This calls into question whether the pistol in Assassin's Creed canon is actually Scottish or English. The concept art depicts the pistol correctly with two barrels and a ramrod while the in game model is shown with only one barrel. On the other hand, the Pitcairn-Putnam Pistols are proper Scottish pistols being based on the pistols made by Christie & Murdoch of Doune and having the typical characteristics of 18th century Scottish pistols such as being made entirely of steel (supposedly because of the shortage of suitable woods in Scotland) and having rams horn butt.[4]
The image of the pistol seen in the shop menus shares the model of the English Flintlock Pistol's. When equipped, it has its own proper model.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ Double-barrelled turn-over pistol, UK, 1750. Denix S.A. Accessed 14 September 2017
- ↑ English flintlock double-barrelled pistol by William Bailes, 1755. TripAdvisor LLC Accessed 14 September 2017
- ↑ The Pitcairn-Putnam Pistols. Dr Benjamin Church Jr blog. Accessed 14 September 2017