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**This item is from the life time military collection that belonged to Captain Allan Marshall. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. It has its original bag shaped wood grip which has an inlaid void white metal shield escutcheon. The action has a sliding safety bolt to the rear of the Swan neck hammer which is fitted with flint. The reverse has ‘London’ within a foliate edged oval panel. One side with Martial banners & arms and signed by the maker ‘Rea’. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. It is 6 ¼” overall with a 1 ½” screw off barrel (a tool is required to turn off the barrel. This a good flintlock pocket pistol made By Rea of London. They were Contractors to the East India Company between 18. Thomas and John Rea are recorded at 91 Minories London between 18. Sn 18507ġ810 - 1822 English Thomas & John Rea London 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel.**PART OF CAPTAIN ALLAN MARSHALL’S LIFETIME COLLECTION** Sn 18637 - 18637 NB as an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. There are no external manufacturer or date marks on the pistol. It has double triggers and Swan neck hammers.
#A FRANCOTTE LIEGE BELGIUM DEMASKUS SHOTGUN FULL#
Its original Walnut full stock with cudgel butt has just light bumps and bruises to be expected and is inlaid with silver wire decoration. The pistol has its ebonised wood ram rod with brass end cap. The smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age & use.
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The barrels are decorated with foliate designs and it has a grooved frame rear sight. Its side by side steel barrels are 4 ¼” in length and have a central barrel rib. This is an early flintlock double barrel traveling pistol in French form made sometime in the 18th century. Please high light all markings with chalk or a white grease pencil for enhanced readability.**QUALITY**18th Century French Gentleman’s Double Barreled 50 Bore Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Inlaid Silver Wire Decoration. Please post detailed pictures of both sides of the gun, both sides and top and bottom of the receiver area and readable, close-ups of ALL markings including the barrel flats, barrel underside and the frame watertable after the barrels have been removed from the frame for identification and evaluation. There may also be usable information stamped on the frame watertable which is not pictured. I am unable to read the choke markings on the left barrel and none of the information stamped on the left barrel flat. The right barrel has a 18.4 mm (0.724") diameter bore, which is a tight 12 gauge bore, with a 17.6 mm (0.692") diameter choke which translates to 0.8 mm (0.032") constriction or Full Choke. The barrels are Damascus Steel and are not considered safe to use with modern ammunition. This shotgun is chambered for the 12 gauge 2 3/4" shell. There are no records to give a more exact date.
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Therefore, one could conclude that your shotgun was made in the period 1893-1897. Non Pour Balle indicates that it is unsafe to use solid ball ammunition due to the choke and was a marking used 1878-1897. Von Lengerke and Detmold was a dealer in New York City in the period 1884-1932 which means you shotgun was made after 1884. Your shotgun has standard Belgian proof marks in effect since 1893.