A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK REVENUE CUSTOMS SERVICE ISSUE PISTOL CIR...

Hammer

£480

A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK REVENUE CUSTOMS SERVICE ISSUE PISTOL CIRCA 1800, fitted with a round flat topped 6 inch barrel which bear no visible proof marks and which is attached to the stock via a single unprotected wedge, its lock is fitted with a looped cock and bears the makers name Barnett, its frizzen spring is fitted with a roller bearing and the lock is attached to the stock with a single bolt inset into a protective cup, the Barnetts were a dynasty of London Gunmakers however Thomas Barnett their founder just prior to 1800 gained a Royal Government contact to make flintlock musketoons and flintlock pistols for the Revenue Customs Service, this pistol is identical to those made at the Tower Arsenal and undoubtedly originates from that contract, it is fitted with a swivel mounted integral ramrod and its walnut stock has a rounded but terminating with a flat brass oval butt plate, its lock fails to hold on either half or full cock and its sliding safety catch is missing