A Queen Anne Pistol
A Silver Mounted Flintlock Queen Anne Pistol by Griffin of Bond Street, London. With round three-stage turn-off cannon barrel, breech engraved with scrolling foliage and ‘GRIFFIN’ engraved ‘BOND ST LONDON’ below and stamped with London proofs, foliate engraved tang, border engraved action, figured swelling walnut butt with cast and chased hall-marked silver mounts comprising side-plate and grotesque mask, all metal parts have traces of light pitting.
Shop in Bond Street, London. One of the early makers of double barrel pistols and fowling pieces. Made flintlock pocket and holster pistols with silver mountings, also double barrel, side-by-side, flintlock pistols with two hammers and two triggers. the name became Griffin & Tow from 1773 to 1796, continuing at Bond Street. Made cannon barrel flintlock pocket pistols and silver mounted flintlock holster pistols. Also brass barrel flintlock blunderbusses.
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