C1840 Victorian W. Parker Holborn London Police Constabulary Pattern 38 Bore Overcoat Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23113 With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23113 None Muzzleloader

C1840 Victorian W. Parker Holborn London Police Constabulary Pattern 38 Bore Overcoat Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23113 - 23113

Parker, William [1790-1840] Holborn, London was the founder of the famous firm of gunmakers. He had Royal Warrants & made blades & boxlock, flintlock pocket pistols, flintlock holster pistols and brass barrel blunderbusses. Under Royal Government contract he made flintlock musketoons. In 1829 when Sir Robert Peel organized the London Police, William Parker made blades as well as flintlock and later percussion pistols for the Police. This original Constabulary pattern overcoat percussion pistol made C1840 is by the famous maker 'W. Parker Holborn London'. It is 9 ¼” overall with a 4” 38 Bore octagonal brown wash steel sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The Walnut full stock is a nice deep brown with chequered grip and steel furniture & is undamaged. It has an ebonised wood rod. The top of the wrist has a white metal void escutcheon. The action plate, hammer, action tang and trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. The action plate is signed by the maker ‘W. Parker’ and the top barrel flat is signed 'W. Parker Holborn London'. The barrel has English black powder proofs. The action functions crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 23113

£975.00