C1770 English Griffin (Most Likely Benjamin Griffin Bond Street London) 25 Bore Brass Cannon Barrel Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Eagle Or Griffin’s Head Brass Butt Cap & Brass Furniture. Sn 23484:39 flintlock None Muzzleloader

C1770 English Griffin (Most Likely Benjamin Griffin Bond Street London) 25 Bore Brass Cannon Barrel Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Eagle Or Griffin’s Head Brass Butt Cap & Brass Furniture. Sn 23484:39 - 23484:39

Benjamin Griffin [1739-1773] was a London based Gunmaker with premises at Bond Street, London. He was one of the early makers of double barrel pistols and fowling pieces. He made flintlock pocket and holster pistols with silver mountings, also double barrel, side-by-side, flintlock pistols with two hammers and two triggers & cannon barrel flintlock pocket pistols. The Company became Griffin & Tow from 1773 to 1796, continuing at Bond Street (see A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York). This is an excellent flintlock traveling pistol with brass cannon barrel & brass furniture made C1770 by Griffin (most likely Benjamin). It is 10” overall with a 5” screw brass cannon barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The barrel has crisp English proofs. The brass lock plate is faintly signed by the maker ‘Griffin’. The action is strong and the steel cock is fitted with flint. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has a brass trigger guard, side plate, ram rod flutes and the stock’s brass butt cap is in the form of an Eagle or mythical Griffin’s head. The pistol has its wood ram rod with brass cap. The price for this attractive flintlock includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23484:39

£875.00