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Title Percussion boxlock pocket pistol
Nationality British
Period c 1840
Sold

This is a typical Birmingham pistol (no maker's name), with Birmingham proofs on the barrel, the type of weapon that people would have carried for self-protection in the rough and tumble years of mid-Victorian Britain. It would deliver a devastating blow at short range (calibre approximately .50).

This is a very plain weapon, with a slab-sided walnut but, 7 1/4 inches overall. Unfortunately, it now has a wire-mop finish, but mechanically it is sound and none of the screw heads appear to be burred or distressed. Truly a fine example of the Victorian 'Saturday night special'!

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Firearms : Percussion Pistols : British : 19th Century]

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The sword arrived safely and I am extremely pleased with the purchase.

B T, Canada, 05.12.2011

...acquiring this bayonet has completely changed my way of thinking on collecting bayonets. I have become extremely fond of the bayonet... Thanking you once again for the very professional way in which you handled the money [going to the wrong account] problem.

P J, South Africa, 04.02.2006

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