A Rare 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse Pistol
A Rare 16-Bore Percussion Pistol for an Officer of the 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse, retailed by Garden, 200 Piccadilly, London. With sighted browned barrel signed in full along the top flat, scroll engraved breech and tang, tang fitted with standing back-sight, foliate scroll engraved flat lock engraved ‘2nd Scinde Irregulaf Horse’, figured full stock with chequered butt, foliate scroll engraved white-metal trigger guard, white metal lion mask butt cap, with ring swivel for suspension, vacant white metal escutcheon, dark horn fore-end cap and stirrup ramrod.
Hugh Garden is recorded as ‘Army accoutrement maker, saddler etc.’ at 200 Piccadilly, London, between 1826 and 1851.
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