A Silver inlaid Flintlock Pocket Pistol.
A Silver inlaid Flintlock Pocket Pistol by Knubley of London. With round turn-off barrel decorated with a foliate band at the muzzle, border engraved box-lock action, decorated with stands of arms and signed, ‘KNUBLEY’ within an oval to the left and ‘LONDON’ to the right, swelling walnut butt inlaid with scrolling silver wire and unusual hall-marked butt cap depicting a rampant lion on a castle, folding trigger, London 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: 32 Bore
Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches (6.35 cm)
Overall Length: 6.5 Inches (16.50 cm)
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