Rare 1760/78 Royal Forrester's Regimentally Marked Flintlock...

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Rare 1760/78 Royal Forrester's Regimentally Marked Flintlock Pistol


10 inch, .65 inch bore, smoothbore barrel.  Breech with proof stamps and barrel engraved "1st R.I.GDS" over "1" and "L".  Chamfered edge lock plate with line edge lines.  Crowned GR cypher and tang marked "Tower".  Swan neck cock with line edge engraving.  Steel frizzen.  Polished full stock woodwork with shell carving around the barrel tang.  Brass, long ear butt cap, trigger guard, side plate, ramrod pipe and escutcheon which is engraved "4" over "1".  Wooden ramrod.  


See British Ordnance Single Shot Pistols by Davies, Chisnall & Brook. 

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Auction Date:
13th Jul 22 at 10am BST

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