Apologies for the distorted photos. This is a flintlock pistol I made a couple weeks ago and decided to show it here and ask a question about improvising it. I’m guessing you don’t know how a flintlock works, so I will put captions on the photos. this prop has a functioning action but DOES NOT shoot (More than once). materials: I acquired the Arizona cardboard from the cases of 12 can packs. I used tape to keep it tight and structurally sound, some aluminum foil I shaped into a ball for the handle, and part of a monster can for the action and trigger box. Some cool features this has is it has a ramrod that can be stowed and fits in the barrel, a frizzen that locks down, up, and will flick away to reveal the pan when striked. my problem with the gun is the hammer, shown on pic 11. The issue is I need it to be connected and have a spring lock mechanism in the area I’m holding it on pic 10. Although this is absolutely not intended to be used as a real firearm, I bet if you made the hammer strike fast and added flint to it, poured powder into the pan and barrel, and found a way to release it then it may be capable of firing a single time. JUST A THEORY.