British Flintlock Holster Pistol

Description:

British Flintlock Holster Pistol, c. late 18th century, walnut stock with engraved brass fittings, two-screw lockplate engraved with script Gill below pan, sideplate engraved with a panoply of arms, top of barrel marked with two crossed scepter stamps and an engraved 54, barrel lg. 9, overall lg. 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the collection of Gerald Stowe, former curator of arms and armor at the West Point Museum.
Estimate $1,800-2,000

Pistol in very good condition with some light wood loss around pins, and one small crack near the muzzle on the left side.


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