"Dear Guardian, I was just busy trading just now. I haven't had time to congratulate you. Congratulations on your team for defeating the Cree under your leadership." The transaction is almost done, and the major Fu found it. This opportunity once again stood alone with Shi Xiong.

"Major, we have not only defeated the Cree. To be precise, we are now preparing to completely integrate that tribe. Once this process is over, then our Cherokee tribe will become the most powerful tribe in the southeast of the New World. "Shi Xiong smiled and corrected the mistake in Major Fu's words.

"Then I would like to congratulate you even more. Our British Empire also hopes to see a stable southeast, so that we can grow food and tobacco in this area with peace of mind, and can also transport more things here. . Dear Guardian, a stable southeastern region of the New World is something we both like to see. And your tribe, the mighty Cherokee tribe, is also the best strategic ally of our British Empire. We would love to see it. This large area is controlled by your clan, so transactions between us will become safer, right?"

"Haha, Major, I like to hear what you say, and what you said fits my mind."

Major Fu laughed, then he waved, and then a British soldier ran over holding a wooden box.

"Dear Guardian, in order to express Colonel Jones and my congratulations to you, I was entrusted by Colonel Jones to dedicate this handgun made by Master John Peter to you. I hope you will like it. ."

"John Peter? Is that Mr. John Christopher Peter?" Shixiong asked with a touch of surprise on his face.

"Yes, it is the Master Peter from the Carlsbad area. Although Master Peter has passed away, this gun was built by himself more than 40 years ago and has been collected by Colonel Jones. This time Jones The colonel learned that you led the army to defeat the Cree, who had colluded with the Spaniards. The colonel was very happy and took out his long-cherished pistol as a congratulatory gift. I hope you will like it."

Shi Xiong took the exquisite wooden box with a smile, and then opened it in the slightly distressed eyes of Major Fogg, and a "pistol" more than half a meter long appeared in front of him.

Although he didn't look directly at Major Fogg, Shi Xiong could feel the reluctance in the major's heart.

Obviously, this gun should be in the collection of the major, not in the collection of Colonel Jones. In this era when communication is basically based on roaring, the news of the expeditionary force's defeat of the Cree will definitely not spread to the British colony so quickly, so it is impossible for the Colonel Jones stationed in Jamestown to know this.

Besides, with the greedy character of Colonel Jones, how could he be willing to give such a precious pistol as a gift to himself?

This is obviously the reason that the coming Major Fogg, after learning the news, took the initiative to take out the pistol he had collected as a gift, and gave it to him on the excuse that it was arranged by Colonel Jones.

Even Stone Bear had to admit that this Major Fogg was indeed a very good person. The greedy Colonel Jones in Jamestown was really lucky to have such a capable man.

I have to say that this "pistol" is really a rare good gun in this era.

The aforementioned Mr. John Christopher Peter is a famous gunsmith living in the British colony, and he has produced many beautiful and powerful guns in his hands.

The Carlsbad area of ​​this era does not refer to the Carlsbad near San Diego, California, but an area near Jamestown, where Mr. Peter lived during his lifetime. He is a famous gunsmith who is well-known throughout the British colony. The long or short guns he created by himself are all fine items that people are vying to collect.

The same is true for the "pistol" in front of me. Well, maybe it is not appropriate to call this gun "pistol", it is more appropriate to call it "short gun", but in this era, this short gun is an out-and-out pistol.

The length of this gun is about 540 centimeters, which is 0.54 meters in length. This length can be regarded as a long gun in the face of real pistols that are only twenty centimeters in later generations.

But because of the limitation of production technology, in this era, such a long gun is completely suitable for the scope of a pistol...

Shi Xiong stretched out his hand and grabbed the gun. Only then did he feel that the weight of the gun was definitely more than eight catties, which was heavier than the new Ferguson rifle.

However, this gun is indeed exquisitely made. The tail of the **** and the wooden support on the upper part of the trigger ring are covered with exquisite silver patterns, which looks very artistic.

The caliber of the gun is about 14.5 mm, which is similar to the caliber of most rifles of this era. In other words, the lead bullet used in this gun can be used in common with the lead bullet used in the brown bess rifle.

The loading method of this gun is very cleverly designed. It adopts a handle design similar to the later double-barrel shotgun. When the lock of the gun body is released, the front part of the gun body is folded down and the barrel opens because the hammer is at the back. The gun body, so the bullet can be installed after exposing the chamber.

This design is undoubtedly an extremely advanced loading design in this era, in some respects, even more advanced than the rotating locking mechanism of the Ferguson rifle. It's a pity that in this era, the use of this loading design requires a high degree of finishing ability to ensure the airtightness of the ammunition chamber, otherwise the ammunition will leak when it is launched.

Therefore, this gun is destined to be built slowly by hand, and cannot form the possibility of mass production. At least this is the case in this era.

The firing device of the pistol is no different from the flintlock gun currently used, but this gun can obviously not only be installed afterwards, but also can be installed beforehand according to the situation~lightnovelpub.net~ because it is under the barrel Equipped with a cleaning bar, which shows that in some necessary cases, the gunner can not use the post-loading method to load the ammunition, but can use the front-loading method to load the ammunition.

This is because the overall length of the gun is only 0.54 meters, and it is also very convenient to use the front loading method.

Shi Xiong erected the gun, looked at the barrel, and found that there were eight rifled lines in the barrel of this gun...

Even Shi Xiong has to admit that this beautiful-looking pistol is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has something inside.

"This is a good gun! I like it very much! Major, thank Colonel Jones for me and express my gratitude after I go back." Shixiong said with a smile.

Although the performance of this gun may not be as good as the handgun that I built by myself, if this gun can be kept, future generations will have another collectible item.

The stone bear in the previous life remembered that at an auction in Germany, a pistol built by Mr. Peter was sold for 64,000 euros. The reason why Shixiong knew the name of John Peter was also based on that auction...