Posted 10 years ago
danb
(3 items)
If this is the Wrong Place to get some Information on a Item im Sorry I know very Little about this Pistol so hope some one can Help the Length of the pistol is 330 MM long the Barrel is for 18 mm Ammo wide it have Brass Barrel the proof Marks on the Barrel seem to be a P and a V and on the trigger guard there is a desinge of a Flower and in front of trigger guard is like an Acorn on the right side of it where the Hammer is there is a Name looks Like I PROBIN not much more i can tell about it would love to find out more about it if i can and maybe what period from Hope some one can help
Thank you
Dan
Good a place to start as any. The proofs appear English. The "V" means viewed/inspected & the "P" means proofed. Brass barrels are usually naval & worth more. There was a William Probin who was a Birmingham barrel maker starting in 1840, which was the end of the flintlock era. Would like to see a pic of the lock to see if it was originally flint. This looks original by the pics but there are plenty of fakes & counterfeits & would take an on site inspection to tell for certain. The acorn trigger guard finial was common, which changes to a Pineapple generally after capt. Cooks explorations or post 178?. Nice gun but surely longer than 130 m/m.
Thank you blunderbuss2, Sorry i will change that length to 330 mm typing error i will get some more Pictures and post here
Thank you
Dan
Flint conversion-- more details added on your other posting.
scott
The pic wasn't from a good clear angle Scott, but I didn't see the holes for flint on the lock face.
I will post some more pictures here in a few minutes of the Lock ok