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pistol, flintlock

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  • Other Name

    pair of Gill & Knubley, flintlock duelling pistols, circa 1790 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    pair of Gill & Knubley, flintlock duelling pistols, circa 1790

    two pistols; .46 inch calibre; octagonal barrels; captive ramrod; silver trigger guard and knob at base of pistol grips; hammer safety catch to rear of hammer pivot; .1 has flint intact; oval silver escutcheons on wrist of butt

    missing: .1: front screw of lock plate; large crack left hand side of forend stock

    .2: hammer safety catch broken off; large crack extending to both sides to front of forestock

    markings:

    London proof and view marks at left rear of barrel

    acorn mark on underside

    on right hand lock plate: GILL & / KNUBLEY

    on top of barrel: CHARING CROSS LONDON

    four hallmarks on silver trigger guard, two hallmarks on butt

    manufacturer: Gill & Knubley, Charing Cross, London, England, c1790.

  • Place
    London/England
  • Accession Number
    1946.223
  • Other Id

    W1085.1 (war)

    W1085.2 (war)

    178885-6 (police firearm registration number)

    W1085 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, flintlock, 1946.223, W1085.1, W1085.2, 178885-6, W1085, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • w1085 pair of pistols
  • pistol, flintlock W1085.2

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