The first selection of old hand guns look quite new when compared to this new set.
No Name FLINTLOCK PISTOL .52 CAL 8-1/4" OCT BBL, English smooth bore a dueling pistol 1780 -1810
2ND B. & E.W. PISTOR FLINT LOCK PISTOL .50 CAL 6" HALF OCT DEEP GROOVE RIFLED BBL, GERMAN not a dueling pistol – it was considered unfair to have a rifled barrel
1780 -1810
3 to 6 1840 +
3rd UNKNOWN BELGUIM, HORSE PISTOLCAP & BALL.71 CAL
8" OCT BARREL, certainly a military pistol low ranking officer
4th SHARP LONDON DUELING PISTOL PERCUSSION CAP LOCK .72 CAL 7-1/2" OCTAGON BBL; SILVER LOCK WITH ENGRAVING, RAMROD, LIEGE (BELGIUM) MANUFACTURE NO 163? Made for English market and distributed by Sharp
5th SMITH London around Piccadilly PERCUSSION PISTOL .55 CAL 7" OCT TWIST STEEL Damascus Twist Barrel SMOOTH BORE BBL, FIGURED WALNUT STOCK WITH CHECKERING, ENGRAVED BAR ACTION LOCK PLATE, FIXED FRONT AND REAR SIGHT, VANITY PLATE ON WRIST, SINGLE WEDGE PIN, SILVER, a Fairly wealthy Gentleman’s gun
6th V.R. TOWER PERCUSSION SEA SERVICE BELT PISTOL
Pattern 1842 Sea Service Customs PERCUSSION CAP LOCK .57 CAL 5-1/2" BBL, BORE "W SCOTT" STAMPED LEFT SIDE OF STOCK, owner"VR TOWER 1849"
7th On the Left The large sea service military boarding/anti boarding pistol probably the most interesting Belgium LEIGE PROOF MARKS UNUSAL HAS CARTOUCH MARK FROM Turkish script the gun was manufactured in Belgium for Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) supplied to the Turks…Or captured by the Turks who then remarked it.
ANT0064 (it is probably a similar mark as included one assumes a reference the Muslims’ belief.
And on the right “Bond” - James Bond the gun a Walther PPK 7.65 mm
Bang Bang!
Roy
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No Name FLINTLOCK PISTOL .52 CAL 8-1/4" OCT BBL, English smooth bore a dueling pistol 1780 -1810
2ND B. & E.W. PISTOR FLINT LOCK PISTOL .50 CAL 6" HALF OCT DEEP GROOVE RIFLED BBL, GERMAN not a dueling pistol – it was considered unfair to have a rifled barrel
1780 -1810
3 to 6 1840 +
3rd UNKNOWN BELGUIM, HORSE PISTOLCAP & BALL.71 CAL
8" OCT BARREL, certainly a military pistol low ranking officer
4th SHARP LONDON DUELING PISTOL PERCUSSION CAP LOCK .72 CAL 7-1/2" OCTAGON BBL; SILVER LOCK WITH ENGRAVING, RAMROD, LIEGE (BELGIUM) MANUFACTURE NO 163? Made for English market and distributed by Sharp
5th SMITH London around Piccadilly PERCUSSION PISTOL .55 CAL 7" OCT TWIST STEEL Damascus Twist Barrel SMOOTH BORE BBL, FIGURED WALNUT STOCK WITH CHECKERING, ENGRAVED BAR ACTION LOCK PLATE, FIXED FRONT AND REAR SIGHT, VANITY PLATE ON WRIST, SINGLE WEDGE PIN, SILVER, a Fairly wealthy Gentleman’s gun
6th V.R. TOWER PERCUSSION SEA SERVICE BELT PISTOL
Pattern 1842 Sea Service Customs PERCUSSION CAP LOCK .57 CAL 5-1/2" BBL, BORE "W SCOTT" STAMPED LEFT SIDE OF STOCK, owner"VR TOWER 1849"
7th On the Left The large sea service military boarding/anti boarding pistol probably the most interesting Belgium LEIGE PROOF MARKS UNUSAL HAS CARTOUCH MARK FROM Turkish script the gun was manufactured in Belgium for Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) supplied to the Turks…Or captured by the Turks who then remarked it.
ANT0064 (it is probably a similar mark as included one assumes a reference the Muslims’ belief.
And on the right “Bond” - James Bond the gun a Walther PPK 7.65 mm
Bang Bang!
Roy
