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The percussion cap replaced the flint, the steel "frizzen", and the powder pan of the flint-lock mechanism. It was only generally applied to the British military musket (the Brown Bess ) in 1842, a quarter of a century after the invention of percussion powder and after an elaborate government test at Woolwich in 1834. The first percussion firearm produced for the US military was the percussion carbine version of the M1819 Hall rifle.
The discovery of fulminates was made by Edward Charles Howard (1774–1816) in 1800. The invention that made the percussion cap possible using the recently discovered fulminates was patented by the Rev. Alexander John Forsyth of Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1807.
Specifications
(19th Century)
Type: Pistol
Caliber: Various
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single Shot
The Percussion Cap Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title
Actor
Character
Note
Date
The Mark of Zorro
Douglas Fairbanks
Zorro
1920
The Mark of Zorro
Marguerite De La Motte
Lolita Pulido
1920
Jánošík
Theodor Pistek
Juraj Jánošík
1921
Jozef Chylo
Pišta
soldiers
hanged on the wall
Lorna Doone
Frank Keenan
Sir Ensor Doone
1922
Donald MacDonald
Carver Doone
John Bowers
John Ridd
Conspirators, Doones, Yeomen peasants
Tom Sawyer
Leonid Kulakov
Pipkins
1936
Boris Zagorsky
Pap Finn
Police
Gavroche
Andrey Korablyov
Javert
Russian M1854 Naval
1937
Ivan Novoseltsev
Enjolras
Ivan Bobrov
Jean Prouvaire
Vasili Novikov
Marseille
Uncredited
Royalist officer
Republicans
The Bear (Medved)
Seen on the wall; probably Russian M1854 Naval
1938
A Captain at Fifteen (Pyatnadtsatiletniy kapitan)
Vsevolod Larionov
Dick Sand
Double barreled
1945
A Captain at Fifteen (Pyatnadtsatiletniy kapitan)
A slaver
1945
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (Vynález zkázy)
Miloslav Holub
Count Artigas
As fictional automatic "clockwork" gun
1958
Václav Kyzlink
Engineer Serke
Pirates
Various models
A Jester's Tale (Bláznova kronika)
Petr Kostka
Petr
1964
Treasure of the Aztecs
Ralf Wolter
Andreas Hasenpfeffer
1965
Pyramid of the Sun God
Ralf Wolter
Andreas Hasenpfeffer
1965
A Pistol Shot (Vystrel)
Mikhail Kozakov
Silvio
1966
A Pistol Shot (Vystrel)
Yuriy Yakovlev
The Earl
1966
The Phantom of Morrisville (Fantom Morrisvillu)
Wall decoration
1966
The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka)
Aleksey Batalov
Tibul
1966
Lina Braknyte
Suok
Evgeniy Morgunov
Second Fat Man
Rebels, government troops, servant in palace
The Snow Queen (Snezhnaya koroleva)
Era Ziganshina
Little Robber Girl
Several different
1967
Olga Vikland
Robber Woman
Several different
Valeri Nikitenko
Storyteller
Blunderbuss pistol
Robbers
Various models
Viy or Spirit of Evil
Russian M1854 Naval, hangs on the wall
1967
Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)
Andrey Mironov
Sigayev
1969
Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)
Anatoli Papanov
Stepan Chubukov
1969
Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)
Georgiy Burkov
Ivan Lomov
1969
Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)
Valentin Gaft
Gun store clerk
1969
An Old, Old Tale (Staraya, staraya skazka)
Georgiy Shtil
Bodyguard
1969
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Quadruple, seen on the table
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
Kirk Douglas
Will Denton
Double barreled
1971
Pirates
Standard and double barreled
The Lost Letter (Propala hramota)
Hanged on the wall
1972
A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka)
Yefim Kopelyan
de Beauperthuis
Quad barreled and double barreled
1974
A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka)
Andrey Mironov
Fadinard
Quad barreled
1974
Truffaldino from Bergamo (Truffaldino iz Bergamo)
Viktor Kostetskiy
Florindo Aretusi
Mockups with genuine locks
1977
Evgeniy Tilicheev
Captain of guards
Boris Smolkin
A robber
An Ordinary Miracle (Obyknovennoye chudo)
Aleksandr Abdulov
The Bear
Russian M1854 Naval
1978
An Ordinary Miracle (Obyknovennoye chudo)
Evgeni Leonov
King
Russian M1854 Naval
1978
An Ordinary Miracle (Obyknovennoye chudo)
Evgeniya Simonova
Princess
Russian M1854 Naval
1978
An Ordinary Miracle (Obyknovennoye chudo)
Andrey Mironov
Minister Administrator
Russian M1854 Naval
1978
The Very Same Munchhausen (Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen)
Oleg Yankovskiy
Baron von Munchhausen
1979
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Cornet Aleksey Pletnyov
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Vladimir Nosik
Hussar Officer
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Valeriy Pogoreltsev
Hussar Officer
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Nikolay Kochegarov
Hussar Officer
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Valentin Gaft
Colonel Ivan Pokrovsky
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Oleg Basilashvili
Count Merzlyaev
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)
Evgeni Leonov
Afanasy Bubentsov
1980
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)
Vitaliy Ilin
Mark
1981
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Georgi Shtil
O'Brien
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Leonid Markov
Capt. Billy Bones
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Israel Hands
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Geliy Sysoev
Harry
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Konstantin Vorobyov
Jim
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Anatoliy Slivnikov
Job Anderson
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Nikolai Kryukov
Tom Morgan
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Yuriy Nikolaev
Pirat
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Vyacheslav Burlachko
Pirat
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Valeriy Kozinets
Pirat
1982
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch)
Pirates
1982
A Cruel Romance
Andrey Myagkov
Karandyshev
1984
A Cruel Romance
Georgiy Burkov
Robinzon
1984
Shipwrecked
Guy Fithen
Thatcher
1990
Mother
Seen in gun store
1990
Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach
A mobster
1992
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
Gérard Depardieu
Vidocq
2001
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
Bodyguard
2001
The Lady Musketeer
Assassins
2004
The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)
Russian M1854 Naval, seen in the Turkish bank
2005
Oliver Twist
Jamie Foreman
Bill Sykes
2005
Pirates of Treasure Island
Rhett Giles
Wilkins
2006
Pirates of Treasure Island
Jeff Denton
Dr. Livesley
2006
Pirates of Treasure Island
Andrea Lui
Yee
2006
Pirates of Treasure Island
Lance Henriksen
John Silver
2006
Pirates of Treasure Island
Pirates
2006
Beauty and the Beast
Perducas' brigands
2014
Forbidden Empire
Aleksandr Karpov
Panas
2014
Television
Anime
Show Title
Character
Notation
Date
Castle in the Sky
Dola
1986
Samurai Champloo
Christian missionary
anachronistic for a scene that takes place in 16th century
2004-2005