What is the difference between flintlock and percussion?

Flintlock arms rely on a flint striking a steel frizzen to generate sparks for ignition, visible in eighteenth-century pieces. Percussion firearms utilise an external hammer striking a primed cap, a nineteenth-century innovation offering greater reliability in wet weather.

How can I identify the period of a piece?

Examine the lock mechanism, stock style, and any visible maker stamps or proof marks stamped into the metal. Matchlock and flintlock mechanisms generally point to the eighteenth century or earlier, while percussion systems and pinfire designs indicate mid-nineteenth-century manufacture.

Were these pieces used in military conflicts?

Many examples on this page served active military roles, ranging from Revolutionary Wars muskets to American Civil War revolvers. Others functioned as civilian pocket pistols, duelling arms, or sporting fowlers for personal protection and hunting.

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These pieces of dark steel antique firearm history span centuries of military and civilian use, offering collectors tangible links to past conflicts and craftsmanship.

19th century

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Black Powder Percussion Sporting Rifle

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£655

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C.1840's French Percussion Carbine with Socket Bayonet

19th century

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C.1840's French Percussion Carbine with Socket Bayonet

From Original Retro

£1,150

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Percusion Pistol by Auguste Francotte - Liège

19th century

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Percusion Pistol by Auguste Francotte - Liège

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£395

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18th century

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Early 18th Century Indian 'Toradar' Matchlock Musket

From Original Retro

£1,250

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19th century

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19th Century Officers Percussion Pistol London Maker

From Treehouse Antiques

£575

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18th century

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18th C Flintlock Pistol

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£765

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Pinfire 9 Mm Double Barrels Pistol & Foldaway Bayonet

19th century

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Pinfire 9 Mm Double Barrels Pistol & Foldaway Bayonet

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£795

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18th century

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Officers/duelling Flintlock Pistol by Barber of Newark. 18th Century.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,450

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French Model 1777 Cavalry Musketoon Variation

19th century

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French Model 1777 Cavalry Musketoon Variation

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£1,250

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1858 Enfield Musket/ Rifle 1st Essex Volunteers

19th century

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1858 Enfield Musket/ Rifle 1st Essex Volunteers

From Treehouse Antiques

£575

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Some nineteenth-century pocket pistols thoughtfully packed foldaway bayonets, ensuring polite Victorian disputes could conclude at very close quarters indeed.

19th century

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Flintlock Pistol Early 18th Century

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£695

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17th century

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Flintlock Pistol 1650

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£12,500

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18th century

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Brown Bess Revolutionary Wars Musket

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£3,650

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Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver – Dated 1861, American Civil War Period

19th century

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Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver – Dated 1861, American Civil War Period

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,450

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18th century

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Miquelet Rifle Late 18th Century

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£1,250

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Colt Model 1860 Army U.s. Martial Revolver, Serial No. 84685 Matching (C.1862), Almost Certainly Used in the American Civil War.

19th century

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Colt Model 1860 Army U.s. Martial Revolver, Serial No. 84685 Matching (C.1862), Almost Certainly Used in the American Civil War.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£2,200

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Dark Steel Firearm

Black Powder Percussion Sporting Rifle

C.1840's French Percussion Carbine with Socket Bayonet

Percusion Pistol by Auguste Francotte - Liège

Early 18th Century Indian 'Toradar' Matchlock Musket

19th Century Officers Percussion Pistol London Maker

18th C Flintlock Pistol

Pinfire 9 Mm Double Barrels Pistol & Foldaway Bayonet

Officers/duelling Flintlock Pistol by Barber of Newark. 18th Century.

French Model 1777 Cavalry Musketoon Variation

1858 Enfield Musket/ Rifle 1st Essex Volunteers

Flintlock Pistol Early 18th Century

Flintlock Pistol 1650

Brown Bess Revolutionary Wars Musket

Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver – Dated 1861, American Civil War Period

Miquelet Rifle Late 18th Century

Colt Model 1860 Army U.s. Martial Revolver, Serial No. 84685 Matching (C.1862), Almost Certainly Used in the American Civil War.

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