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THB18th C. English Wood / Brass Flintlock Pistol
Lot 125c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, England, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous iron barrel flintlock pistol with a wooden stock. The backstock has a brass buttcap and rivet. The trigger is secured within an ovoid brass guard. The iron lock plate has engraved TOWER in front of the flint hammer and an engraved crown above GR before the frizzen. On the barrel are two faint proof marks indicating the gun was inspected and tested upon manufacture, a legal practice for English firearms. A brass tip ram rod slips into the slot below the barrel and a wonderful patina covers the entire weapon. Tower was an English gunsmith and the engraved crown was the emblem for the reigning monarch, King George III. These guns were regular military issue for the English and used during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. King George III restricted importation of these guns and ammunition to the restless colonies during these time periods. A beautiful weapon for short range targets that may have been used during one of these historic wars! Size: 15.5" L (39.4 cm)
For a similar example please see the The Postal Museum of London flintlock pistol: c.1804 (OB1994.105)
Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000
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#158906Trigger does not work. Green glass bedding in the stock near trigger and below lock plate. Inspector stamps on barrel are difficult to read. Minor abrasions and nicks to backstock, hammer, and lock plates. Wonderful patina throughout. Gun has not been tested for firing functionality.Condition
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