A Flintlock Tinderlighter, By Wood, York, Circa 1820
Of box-lock pistol form, with brass body signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, ovoidal tinder-pan, steel trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, later pierced bipod with lobed feet, and figured flat-sided butt
11 cm.
Joseph Wood is recorded at 28 Spurrier Gate, York between 1815 and 1820
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Of box-lock pistol form, with brass body signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, ovoidal tinder-pan, steel trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, later pierced bipod with lobed feet, and figured flat-sided butt
11 cm.
Joseph Wood is recorded at 28 Spurrier Gate, York between 1815 and 1820