Pistol

Sea Service pistol with a walnut stock which is fully stocked to the muzzle. The pistol is fitted with a brass trigger guard and a brass buttcap. A single brass ramrod pipe is fitted forward of the fore-end into which the wooden ramrod is fitted with a brass tip. The pistol has a steel trigger with a slight backward curl. A steel belt hook is fitted at the side of the stock. The pistol has a flintlock sidelock and a circular barrel which is smoothbore. The calibre is 0.56in. The pistol is engraved on the lockplate with the inscription 'TOWER Crown' over the letters 'GR'. The barrel is stamped with a crown over the letters 'GR' which in turn are over an anchor. The barrel is also decorated with a crown over crossed sceptres. The stock bears the inscription 'II P' and is decorated with a crown over an arrow which in turn is over the inscription '1806'.

Object Details

ID: AAA2448
Collection: Weapons
Type: Pistol
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1790
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 180 x 500 x 40 mm
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