A Waters Patent Blunderbuss Pistol
With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, original side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm and spring bayonet beneath, the latter with spring locking-catch on one side and release trigger within the trigger-guard, border engraved action signed in script on one side, and engraved ‘Patent’ above the serial number on the other, engraved thumb piece safety-catch (incomplete) and ring-neck cock, and figured faceted flat-sided butt, Tower private proof marks
John Waters was granted British Patent No. 1824 on 9 March 1781 for attaching bayonets to pistols, and is generally credited with the invention of the spring bayonet
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