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Flintlock boxlock pocket pistol by Brasher |
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British |
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c 1807 |
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£250.00 |
This is an iron-mounted example, with false London proofs on the barrel, of the type of weapon that people would have carried for self-protection in the rough and tumble years of early Regency Britain. The gunmaker is John Brasher, retailing in Birmingham 1807-31, who rather cheekily marked his guns 'London'!
A genuine London proof mark always has a curly tail behind the 'P'. Without this feature, a Birmingham proof is the norm. In other words, this is Birmingham imitating London to get round the stringent rules of the London proof house, which could seize material with false proofs and destroy it.
It measures 7 1/8 inches overall and there is a severe bruise to the base of one side of the barrel. Otherwise, the mechanism is sound.
If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.
[Firearms : Flintlock Pistols : British : 19th Century]
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