A Flintlock Box Lock Pocket Pistol by Knubley, London. With round turn-off barrel fitted below with a sprung bayonet, the trigger guard releasing the bayonet, border engraved box-lock action, decorated with stands of arms and signed on  the left side, ‘KNUBLEY’, sliding safety catch, slab sided walnut butt, stamped with Tower of London private proofs. 

KNUBLEY
John Gunmaker, Otley, Yorkshire, 1771. Sword Cutler & Gunmaker, 11 Charing Cross, 1786-93; 7 Charing Cross, 1794. Gunmaker to Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. Contractor to Ordnance (canon locks, trade muskets, pistols and broadswords), 1790-4. Business taken over by Samuel Brunn, continued under Knubley name until 1797. Succeeded by John Mallett.

Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.

Dimensions:
Bore: 54 Bore
Barrel Length: 3 Inches (7.5 cm)
Overall Length: 8 Inches (20.32 cm)