19th century Travelling Pistol
An English 19th Century Percussion travelling pistol engraved on the lock-plate with the maker's name Smith. Smooth bore muzzle loading with a captive ramrod. The round barrel is 15cm long and around .45 calibre. The stock is fitted with a brass trigger guard and but cap. The is also a set of engraved initials on the top of the stock, and a small front sight.
Made by William Smith, Leicester Square London, Active from 1817-1824. First appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to the Prince Regent in 1817, he moved to 59 Princes Street, Leicester Square. In 1820 when the Prince Regent became King George IV he was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary and the following year moved to 64 Princes Street. By this time he had been appointed Gunmaker to the Emperor of Russia and the King of Bavaria.
An English 19th Century Percussion travelling pistol engraved on the lock-plate with the maker's name Smith. Smooth bore muzzle loading with a captive ramrod. The round barrel is 15cm long and around .45 calibre. The stock is fitted with a brass trigger guard and but cap. The is also a set of engraved initials on the top of the stock, and a small front sight.
Made by William Smith, Leicester Square London, Active from 1817-1824. First appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to the Prince Regent in 1817, he moved to 59 Princes Street, Leicester Square. In 1820 when the Prince Regent became King George IV he was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary and the following year moved to 64 Princes Street. By this time he had been appointed Gunmaker to the Emperor of Russia and the King of Bavaria.
An English 19th Century Percussion travelling pistol engraved on the lock-plate with the maker's name Smith. Smooth bore muzzle loading with a captive ramrod. The round barrel is 15cm long and around .45 calibre. The stock is fitted with a brass trigger guard and but cap. The is also a set of engraved initials on the top of the stock, and a small front sight.
Made by William Smith, Leicester Square London, Active from 1817-1824. First appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to the Prince Regent in 1817, he moved to 59 Princes Street, Leicester Square. In 1820 when the Prince Regent became King George IV he was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary and the following year moved to 64 Princes Street. By this time he had been appointed Gunmaker to the Emperor of Russia and the King of Bavaria.