A Flintlock Holster Pistol by Blair & Lea, Circa 1784. With octagonal to round barrel, engraved steel tang, stepped bevelled lock, signed in script beneath the pan, full stocked in walnut inlaid with scrolling silver wire around the tang, with brass mounts comprising pierced side-plate, long-eared butt cap decorated with flowers, trigger guard engraved with a flower head on the bow and acorn finial, turned ramrod pipes, with horn tipped ramrod. 

BLAIR & LEA

Gunmakers, Birmingham, 1784-5. Marked guns LONDON. 

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

Dimensions:

Bore: 16 Bore

Barrel Length: 8.75 Inches (22.25 cm)

Overall Length: 14.5 Inches (36.83 cm)