I'm not too far in yet, just finished the temple of Eothas and headed out of town to the south too the meadows. I haven't come across any pistols yet from any bandits. I imagine if I can find the blacksmith's missing caravan he may stock some?

 

Also~ this may be a bit too far ahead of things. But I'm also wondering on the location of St Guaram's Spark. I took a glance through the guide, but it doesn't seem to have locations of exact items?

You can find a fine pistol in a hidden item cache two areas south of Gilded Vale. There's also a fine arbalest in the same area.

 

(There's actually a pistol in the game's first area, but it's Terrible. Literally.)

At least you can sell The Disappointer, so it has that going for it

Where exactly is this pistole at first area? I cant find it.

Where exactly is this pistole at first area? I cant find it.

It`s a hidden object in tent behind the river (where first ambush happens) 

Where exactly is this pistole at first area? I cant find it.

 

Its next to the tent with the lootable bottle in it. (across the stream on first map) You have to be in stealth and have at least 1 point in Mechanical skill to spot it.

 

Its pretty terrible. But it does look great on your second weapon slot so it appears on your belt. Completes your pirate fashion if nothing else.

The Terrible attribute on the Disappointer that makes it really awful gets removed when you enchant it, though, so if you manage to pick up some ingredients you can remove the Terrible attribute and end up with a pretty good gun. If you put Damage I on it it can one-shot a lot of enemies before level 5.