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THBEarly British Militia or Volunteer Cavalry Pistol
Lot 32
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The William Rose collection features nearly 180 lots of rare and important 17th & 18thc. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords, powder horns, accoutrements and documents used by British, French, and American forces who served in America's colonial wars and American Revolution. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
The William Rose collection features nearly 180 lots of rare and important 17th & 18thc. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords, powder horns, accoutrements and documents used by British, French, and American forces who served in America's colonial wars and American Revolution. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Early British Militia or Volunteer Cavalry Pistol, Francis Smart, London, c. 1695, 13 15/16 in., .60 caliber octagon-to-ring-to round barrel marked with London proof marks and maker's mark of a crown over "FS" on the left flat; unbridled curved and convex surface lock plate with double line border engraving on plate and cock, engraved "F/SMART" below the pan; walnut stock with carved plateau around the breech plug tang; brass furniture including a plain butt cap, sheet brass trigger guard with pointed finial, and single ribbed rammer pipe, wood rammer with brass tip, matching visible assembly numbers, overall lg. 20 3/4 in.
Literature: An identical example is illustrated and described in Robert Brooker, British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons (Robert Brooker, 2016), p. 47.
Note: Howard Blackmore, Gunmakers of London 1350-1850 (York, Pennsylvania: George Shumway Publisher, 1986), pp. 214-15 documents the maker's mark on the barrel as that of Francis Smart. DeWitt Bailey, British Board of Ordnance Small Arms Contractors 1689-1840 (North Wales, GB: W.S. Curtis, 1999), p. 65 notes that London gun maker Francis Smart supplied complete arms to the British Board of Ordnance from 1695-1712.Condition
Condition: Iron with even brown patina and very slight pitting; brass with deep dark patina; stock with dings, dents, blemishes, a small chip of wood loss at the front of the lock mortice, and a few old worm holes in the forend, top jaw screw not original.
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