A few years back I bought a repro North & Cheney/ Charleville 1777 from Dixie Gunworks. The N&C was the first American martial pistol and it was copied from the French Charlevile 1777, which had been imported in large numbers during the Revolutionary War. I let it sit around for several years before I tried shooting it and found that the lock was defective. I should have inspected it and sent it back as soon as it arrived, but unfortunately I didn't. I sent it to a repairer and he couldn't do much with it. A least it no longer dumps its priming but it doesn't fire very reliably, either.
Now, I figure some of these pistols, both US and French, must have been converted to percussion and made their way west during the plainsman era. If I convert this, I'll have a pretty unique and reasonably authentic pistol to shine with. Does anybody know a smith who could convert this pistol with a period-correct caplock?
Thanks in advance for any help.