A Scarce Flintlock Three Barrel Tap-Action Pistol.
A Scarce Flintlock Three Barrel Tap-Action Pistol by Bath & Pinkney of Bristol. With brass turn-off barrels, border engraved breeches and action, the latter signed within an oval against a background of flags and martial trophies, the other side of the lock engraved ‘BRISTOL’ within an oval against a background of martial trophies, engraved thumb-piece safety catch also locking the steel, steel trigger guard engraved with a flower head, figured flat-sided butt, London proofs and Fleur-de-lis mark at breech.
Bath & Pinkney
No gunmaker with either of these names have been found. However, Richard Pinkney, merchant, is recorded in the Burges Books on 10th April 1784, and Neville Bath, cutler, on 7th October 1774.
In an advertisement Neville Bath describes himself as a cutler, hardware and toy-man, trading at the Golden Urn in Redcliffe Street. His advert also mentions “Gunpowder Warehouse” and there are illustrations of guns, powder-flasks and shot.
Notes:
This is only the third recorded pistol I can find by these makers.
B. Godwin (2012) Bristol Gunmakers Fro the 16th to 20th Century. Fosseway Press Radstock Ltd, Somerset. UK.
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£1,895.00
