A FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY KETLAND & CO.
Octagonal, smooth-bore, 15,5 mm cal. barrel, swallowtailed fore-sight, with remains of silvering, with Birmingham test-bed stamps and marking "LONDON", frame at the base. Tang with fix rear sight and engraved with foliage. Lock with flat plate and oblique borders, signed "Ketland & Co.", recessed tang. In working order. Wooden, full stock (jointed front segment) with smooth grip. Brass mounts, trigger-guard with engravings, a white metal escutcheon on the grip. Brass ramrod.
England, late 18th Century
length 35,5 cm.
Conditions: good
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Octagonal, smooth-bore, 15,5 mm cal. barrel, swallowtailed fore-sight, with remains of silvering, with Birmingham test-bed stamps and marking "LONDON", frame at the base. Tang with fix rear sight and engraved with foliage. Lock with flat plate and oblique borders, signed "Ketland & Co.", recessed tang. In working order. Wooden, full stock (jointed front segment) with smooth grip. Brass mounts, trigger-guard with engravings, a white metal escutcheon on the grip. Brass ramrod.
England, late 18th Century
length 35,5 cm.
Conditions: good
