Percussion boxlock pocket pistol, British (c 1840)

Title	Percussion boxlock pocket pistol
Nationality	British
Period	c 1840
Price	£125.00

This is a typical Birmingham pistol (no maker's name), with Birmingham proofs on the barrel, the type of weapon that people would have carried for self-protection in the rough and tumble years of mid-Victorian Britain. It would deliver a devastating blow at short range (calibre approximately .50).

This is a very plain weapon, with a slab-sided walnut but, 7 1/4 inches overall. Unfortunately, it now has a wire-mop finish, but mechanically it is sound and none of the screw heads appear to be burred or distressed. Truly a fine example of the Victorian 'Saturday night special'!

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[Firearms : Percussion Pistols : British : 19th Century]

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