Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The pistol with an octagonal barrel, mounted with a brass sighting.
The trigger guard finished with a baroque vase, running into the pipes holding the ram rod. The walnut stock finished with a chequered grip, the grip flaring outward and finished with a raised flower and leaf engraved pommel.
Height 7 inches, 18cm.
Width 12 1/2 inches, 32cm.
Depth 1 1/2 inches, 4cm.
Date c 1780.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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18th C Flintlock Pistol
