Flintlock Boxlock Pocket Pistol signed ‘KNUBLEY’, late 18th ...
Flintlock Boxlock Pocket Pistol signed ‘KNUBLEY’, late 18th Century, 56-bore 1 5/8 in. turn-off barrel, London proof-marks, border engraved action decorated with stage curtains showing ‘KNUBLEY’ to left side and ‘LONDON’ right, sliding safety, drop-down trigger, slab sided wooden butt. John Knubley, gunmaker, stared working in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1771 before moving to London, where his business was described as sword-cutler and gun-maker located at Charing Cross, London, 1786-95, where he received royal patronage as gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. Contractor to the Ordnance 1790-94 making locks, muskets, pistols and swords. Died 1795.
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Flintlock Boxlock Pocket Pistol signed ‘KNUBLEY’, late 18th Century, 56-bore 1 5/8 in. turn-off barrel, London proof-marks, border engraved action decorated with stage curtains showing ‘KNUBLEY’ to left side and ‘LONDON’ right, sliding safety, drop-down trigger, slab sided wooden butt. John Knubley, gunmaker, stared working in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1771 before moving to London, where his business was described as sword-cutler and gun-maker located at Charing Cross, London, 1786-95, where he received royal patronage as gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. Contractor to the Ordnance 1790-94 making locks, muskets, pistols and swords. Died 1795.
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