Flintlock Pocket Pistol with Box-Lock
Manufacturermanufactured in
Birmingham
(England)
Unknown Roledistributed by
William Hole
(Bristol, England)
Dateabout 1820
Mediumsteel, silver and walnut wood
Dimensions15.6 × 4.1 cm, 12 mm bore (6 1/8 × 1 5/8 × .47 cal), 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsBarrel sides engraved with maker's name "-HOLE-"; on reverse marked "-BRISTOL-". Underside of barrel & receiver stamped twice with proofmarks of Birmingham Gunmakers' Proof House (est. 1813) reproduced twice, & view-mark (stamped once). (See Blair, XXIX E and V)
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.458
DescriptionTurn-off smoothbore circular section barrel, 12mm bore (.47 caliber) with flat lug for spanner. Flintlock box-lock & pan with horizontally sliding bar safety & hidden trigger. Sides of frame with engraved British trophy groups. Muzzle of weapon, sides of pan & top of sliding safety engraved with acanthus leaf motif. Downcurved rounded checkered walnut grip with blank octagonal silver escutcheon plate on heel. The barrel sides at the lock are engraved with generally similar groupings of flags, trophies and "Britannia" shields.ProvenanceMilton R. MacIntosh collection (Cranston, RI) (#125); purchased by the Museum in December 1970 Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
late 1700s-early 1800s
