A Crisp Flintlock Pocket Pistol
A Crisp Flintlock Pocket Pistol by Wilkinson of London. With round turn-off barrel engraved with a geometric band at the muzzle and a single line towards the breech, border engraved box-lock action decorated with stands of arms and signed ‘WILKINSON’ within an oval to the left and ‘London’ to the right, fitted with a sliding safety catch that also locks the pan, slab sided walnut grip with vacant rectangular escutcheon, in nice clean order.
James & Son Gunmaker to His Majesty, the Hon. East India Company & The King & Prince Royal of Persia, 17 Ludgate Hill, 1818; 12 Ludgate Hill, 1819-28; 27 Pall Mall, 1829-52; 4 St James’s Sq., 1839; 18 St. Mary Axe, 1850-2. Became Wilkinson & Son.
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