A Good Flintlock Pocket Pistol by T. Richards of London.
A Good Flintlock Pocket Pistol by T. Richards of London. With round blued barrel struck below with Birmingham proof mark, border engraved brass frame, struck at the breech with Birmingham proofs and singed ’T. RICHARDS’ and ‘LONDON’ beneath the pan, panels engraved with stands of arms, blued fold down trigger, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety catch that also locks the pan, rounded bag-shaped butt chequered overall.
T. RICHARDS
Thomas Gunmaker, Birmingham, 1747-84. Registered silversmiths mark at Birmingham, 1773-4. Died 1779. Marked guns ‘London’
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: 80 Bore
Barrel Length: 1.5 Inches (3.80 cm)
Overall Length: 5.5 Inches (14 cm)
£795.00
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