Flintlock Pistols

Circa 1790-1820. Action works properly. Metal has a gray and brown patina and is unmarked. Good overall condition.

Circa 1790-1810. Action works properly. Lock is marked "London" and "Twigg". Metal has a gray patina. Turn off barrel is 2". Very good overall condition.

Circa 1800. Approximately 75 caliber with a 9” barrel. The barrel has scattered light pitting and a light gray patina. The lock has heaving pitting and has obscured the markings. Ramrod is missing.

52 caliber with a  13", fluted octagon barrel at breach end & transitions to 16 sided through turned wedding band & terminates in cannon muzzle. Snaphaunce lock has arched plate & rnd. body with removable pan having sliding cover. Cock is filed in fancy pattern & striking plate (frizzen) is held by carved dragon head. Lock plate engraved & chased w/ human figures &...

Made circa 1850. 48 caliber with 5 ½” barrels. Very pretty pair that has full coverage engraving. Every part of the barrel has engraving and 98% of the frame has engraving. Condition with all the finish on the framer and barrel. Both locks are sharp and have a dark gray patina. This pair...

Manufactured by Delaney of London. Barrels are 5" to the barrel/ frame extension and measure 6" to the breech of the frame extension. Barrels have canon muzzles. The frames are engraved as is the trigger guard bow. The actions work perfectly. The stocks are beautifully silver wire inlayed with no wire protruding out of the stock. The silver wire begins at the breech plug tang and opens in...

Very fine pair of .60 caliber flintlock dueling pistols by Preston of Liverpool. Barrels are 10" and overall length is 15.5". Locks have frizzen rollers. Barrels have Birmingham proofs and are slightly swamped at the muzzle. Front sight is a simple blade rounded at the top. Barrels are engraved in fine scrip "Liverpool". The stocks are gold wire inlaid at the breech plug tang terminating at...

This is a very nice English gentleman's pistol by Richards. As there are well over 30 Richards listed as English gunmakers, we are unable to further identify which particular Richards made this pistol. The overall length is approx. 14.5". The 9" round 56 caliber has a good smooth bore with light roughness toward the muzzle. The barrel has a bright gray patina. There are two indistinct proof...

This McDermot flintlock greatcoat pistol is approx. 10" in overall length. The 6" octagon 67 caliber smooth bore barrel has a good bore with light roughness. The rebrowned barrel has an excellent damascus type finish. There are barrel markings that are unreadable. The lock, cock, trigger guard, and butt cap are bright with light staining. The lock is marked McDERMOT. It, and the cock, have...

Made circa 1700. 65 caliber with a 15” barrel. Metal has a mostly gray to light brown patina with some scattered pitting. Lock trigger guard, butt cap and barrel has cast decorations that were finished by an engraver. Both wood and some...

This fine pair of Bird & Ashmore flintlock dueling pistols was made circa 1810. Thomas Bird and Ashmore operated at Great Charles Street and Edmund Street, Birmingham, from 1807 to 1811. The overall length of the pistols is approx. 15". The 9.25" octagon 60 caliber smooth bore barrels have very good bores. Both barrels have smooth areas of original brown finish with one having more than...

Circa 1740. 65 caliber with a 5 ½” barrel with a 12” overall length. The metal has been cleaned. Below the frizzen and pan on the frame is marked “Wilson London”. There is engraving on the trigger guard and the top of the barrel. Wood is very good. The butt cap, the side plate, behind the...

Circa 1815. Approximately 77 caliber with a 8 ½” barrel. Lock is marked Belles. Barrel is brass with a nice patina. The top of the barrel is marked “LONDON” and there are English proofs on the side. Bayonet has some pitting. Wood is excellent. Action works perfectly. Very rare gun with...

This dueling flintlock pistol is by Robert Wogdon (1733-1813), a well-known London gunsmith from Lincolnshire who operated at Haymarket, London, from 1774 to 1802. Starting in 1795 to 1803, he operated with a partner, John Barton, as Wogdon & Barton so this pistol is 1795 or earlier. The overall length is approx. 14.75". The 9 5/8" octagon 64 caliber swamped smooth bore barrel has a fair...

This is an over the top decorated pistol in silver wire stock inlays with floral motif. Bore is approximately .50 caliber. Barrel is 13.25" and overall length is 21". Note: silver wire inlays are fragile and depending upon the stock and handling the inlays may come out of the stock. This pistol has all of the inlays, flush to the stock. No wire coming out! The barrel has silver overlays of...

Robert Wogdon and John Barton operated at 14 Haymarket, London, from 1795 to 1803. The overall length of this pair of flintlock dueling pistols is approx. 15". The 10" swamped at the muzzle octagon 67 caliber smooth bore barrels have good bores with light roughness. The barrels are marked Wogdon & Barton London in script on the top flat. The barrels have a decorative band around the...

This English W. Ketland & Co. flintlock pistol is circa 1810. The Birmingham gunmaker, William Ketland , operated as W. Ketland & Co. from from 1808 to 1831. He had a London branch at 2 Copthall Buildings. The overall length of this pistol is approx. 14.5". The 9" round 59 caliber smooth bore barrel has a good bore with light roughness. The barrel has Birmingham proofs and is marked...

This London-proofed flintlock dueling pistol was made by Richardson circa 1810. There are eight Richardsons listed as British gunmakers so we are unable to further identify which Richardson made this one. The overall length is approx. 13.75". The 8" octagon 60 caliber smooth bore barrel has a fine bore. The barrel has virtually all of its brown damascus style finish. It has two London proofs...

This fine English flintlock officer's pistol by Tatham & Egg is circa 1810. Henry Tatham (1770-1835) was a partner with Joseph Egg at 37 Charing Cross, London, from 1801 to 1814. The overall length is approx. 14". The 9" round 65 caliber smooth bore barrel with flat top has a very good bore. The top rib is marked in script Tatham & Egg London. The bottom of the barrel has two London...

This is a very fine French turn barrel flintlock muff pistol. The overall length is approx. 6.75". The 3" octagon to round 36 caliber rifled barrel barrel has a very good bore with strong rifling and some erosion toward the muzzle. The barrel has a small wedding band 1 1/8" from the slightly configured cannon muzzle. The barrel assembly is bright with scattered staining and very light...