H. Nock With Folding Concealed Trigger Safety Bolt & Turn Off Brass Barrel. Sn 22426:17 .50 Cal Muzzleloader Muzzleloader

**QUALITY MAKER**C1780 English Henry Nock London 50 Bore Brass Action Flintlock Overcoat Pocket Pistol Period Converted To Percussion With Folding Concealed Trigger Safety Bolt & Turn Off Brass Barrel. Sn 22426:17 - 22426:17

Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent, brass overcoat pocket pistol by Henry Nock. Originally a flintlock made C1780 the pistol was period converted C1820’s to percussion. Its screw off brass barrel is 1 ¾” in length. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age and use. The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall length. Its brass action has engraved oval panels on the left and right sides together with Martial banners & arms. The left panel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Nock’, the right ‘London’. The top of the action has a sliding safety bolt. The underside of the action has crisp black powder proofs. The underside of the barrel is marked ‘I’. It has a concealed folding trigger & steel Dolphin hammer. The pistol's bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. The pistol’s action is crisp. The price for this pistol by a quality maker includes UK delivery. NB as an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22426:17

£475.00