A Good Silver Mounted Flintlock Queen Anne Pistol by E. Burback of London, Early 18th Century. With round two-stage cannon barrel, breech engraved with foliage and ‘LONDON’ signed below ‘Ed BURBACK’ and stamped with London proof and Barrel Smiths mark, foliate engraved barrel tang, border engraved action and cock, figured swelling walnut butt, cast and chased silver mounts comprising unusual half side-plate and grotesque mask.
BURBACH [1706-1716]
General gunsmith London.
A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York.
Dimensions:
Bore: 20 Bore
Barrel Length: 17.5 cm
Overall Length: 30 cm