A Pair of Flintlock Pocket Pistols by H. Nock
A Pair of Flintlock Pocket Pistols Signed H. Nock. With round blued turn-off barrels, stamped below with Birmingham proofs and tombstone marks, line engraved box-lock actions, signed ‘H.NOCK’ within ovals to the left, surrounded by stands of arms and ‘LONDON’ within an oval to the right also surrounded bye stands of arms, fitted with top-mounted sliding safety catches that also lock the pans, chequered walnut butts with vacant rectangular silver escutcheons.
H. NOCK
New pattern lock rejected by Ordnance in 1770. Gunlock smith. Made set of gauges for Gunmakers Company Proof House, 1781. Free of Gunmakers Co., by redemption 1784. Took Livery, 1795. Elected Assistant, 1798; Master 1802. Appointed Gunsmith-in-Ordinary to George III, 1789. In celebration of King’s health recovery, displayed at Ludgate Hill ‘an Imperial Crown, beautifully ornamented and very rich illumination of coloured lamps’ (St. James’s Chronicle, 25 April 1789). Made 7-barrelled rifled and pistol for Prince of Wales, 1790-2 (Royal Collection at Windsor Nos 154, 203). Contractor to Ordnance, 1771-1804; East India Co. (and Royal East India Volunteer Regt.) made 7 barrel guns, 1780; screwless lock 1786; wall piece, 1788; Duke of Richmond’s Musket, 1792; Royal Horse Artillery Pistol, 1793…succeeded by James Wilkinson.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: 40 Bore
Barrel Length: 1.75 Inches (4.5 cm)
Overall Length: 6 Inches (15.25 cm)
£1,150.00
1 in stock
