Our custom made flintlocks are mostly crafted for 17^th Century re-enactments and displays.

We at Derbyshire Arms, use the early style English Locks and the later styled Doglock on our pieces, although we can hand craft Flintlocks for any era.

The invention of the Flintlock can be traced back to a specific time period 1610 – 1615 and although there’s no concrete proof the evidence points to Marin le Bourgeoys, a descendant of skilled craftsmen as its initiator.

Like most French gunsmiths of the time, he was familiar with Miquelets and Snaphaunces and his vision was to combine the two into a hybrid which became known as the Flintlock.

This gun then eclipsed the Matchlock and became the standard military issued firearm, it dispensed with the need for a lighted match and the expense of the contemporary Wheellock.

This change took time but by 1700 the major powers had taken on board the Flintlock musket.

The Jacobean or English Lock is available in two standard versions, the first is suitable for pistol, carbine or musket and the second larger lock is suitable for carbine and musket stocks.

Both locks operate on the protruding sear principle and horizontal acting sear lever as on the original English locks.

We at present manufacture two versions of the Doglock mechanism, a smaller version for pistols and a larger one for longer arms, these locks utilise the later vertical sear typical of the true Flintlock.

Both still retain the Dogcatch safety.

These are available in:

Plain Round barrels priced at £485

Straight Octagonal barrels priced at £635

Tapered Octagonal barrels priced at £635

Octagon to round barrels priced at £660

Also available in Pistols.

Please contact us for prices and details.

Available in:

Cherry or Beech (for other woods please contact us)

If you have no preference or make no choice, your musket will be stocked on Beech.