Product Details
A .65 NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL, CIRCA 1810, no visible serial number,
9in. barrel with baluster turned breech and struck with the King's proofs, swivel rammer hinged to the muzzle, bevelled edge lock bearing the King's cypher to the centre together with the small broad arrow and crown Government ownership stamp, the tail of the lockplate engraved 'TOWER', raised semi-waterproof pan, and ring-neck cock, full walnut stock with carved apron around the barrel tang, the wrist struck with an Ordnance storekeepers stamp (overstamped and illegible), other inspection stamps and struck in the rammer channel and into the butt near the trigger-guard tang, at one time the grip had a mounting hole now plugged (likely from wall display), regulation brass mounts including a short lobed stepped buttcap
Provenance: This pattern of pistol was the standard for issue to light cavalry from about 1808 and was carried by them in the Peninsular war and at Waterloo
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Estimate £800-1,200