C1840 English Form .50 Calibre Percussion Duelling Pistol / Officer’s Holster Pi With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. .50 Muzzleloader

C1840 English Form .50 Calibre Percussion Duelling Pistol / Officer’s Holster Pistol Signed Sollom With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 18524:6 - 18524:6

This duelling pistol or Officer’s private purchase holster pistol in English form is 15 ½” long with an 8 ½” brown wash octagonal barrel. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use. It has a German silver blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The woodwork is all original with chequered panel grip, inlaid void oval brass escutcheon & steel furniture. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The action has foliate tooled decoration. The action plate is signed ‘Sollom’ (Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. We cannot find any record of a gunmaker named Sollom ). The action functions crisply. As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18524:6

£1,495.00