Mal's Gun Steampunk

Having made a couple of replicas of Malcolm Reynolds gun from Firefox recently I thought I'd make another one, only this time with a steampunk feel to it. So I used the basic shape of the Firefly pistol but added two small gas cylinders on each side complete with pipework. As much as I love the octagonal barrel of Mal's gun it's quite time consuming to make and I wanted this one to have a different look so I used 15mm plastic tube with a copper plumbing fitting on the end of the barrel. I also used a plumbers brass nut for the joint between the barrel and the gun body.

The gun was constructed from MDF as usual with hardwood grips. It was finished with acrylic paints all hand painted. I'm very pleased with it

Captain Mal's Gun From Firefly

I'm afraid the TV show Firefly seem to pass by unnoticed by me  for some reason, though I do have a copy of "Serenity" on DVD. I recently got the chance to see a replica of Mal's pistol, owned by a fellow steampunk, It was a slightly "steampunk" version with a copper barrel. Anyway having seen it close up as night follows day it was a certainty I'd make one eventually. Turned out to bee sooner rather than later. I get these obsessions.
So with a few photo's gathered from the internet and some measurements plus my usual assortment of materials, MDF, hardwood scraps, bit's of old Biros and clock parts I made my very own Captain Malcolm Reynolds gun.

If you haven't seen Firefly you can get it on Amazon.