Posted 11 years ago
danb
(3 items)
If this is the Wrong Place to get some Information on a Item im Sorry I know very Little about this Pistol so hope some one can Help the Length of the pistol is 330 MM long the Barrel is for 18 mm Ammo wide it have Brass Barrel the proof Marks on the Barrel seem to be a P and a V and on the trigger guard there is a desinge of a Flower and in front of trigger guard is like an Acorn on the right side of it where the Hammer is there is a Name looks Like I PROBIN not much more i can tell about it would love to find out more about it if i can and maybe what period from
I Cant ... but others here will chime in....,,,in a bite u can bet ....;-)nice gun
Thank you for your comment Roycroftbooksfromme1
Could be John Probin gunmaker of Birmingham, Warwickshire late 1700's - 1800.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=D390454
Dave
I asked for a pic. of the lock before I saw your 2nd poste. It's and orig. cap lock which puts it probably 1830's - 1850's. Looks original bu the pics. Thanks, you made my week! The brass has been polished but collector's prefer the aged patina.
Here is an I. Probin Great Britain 1750-1770
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=238390
Dave
Thank you Dave i read on Wiki that in the 1820s when they started the caps lock they replaced the Flintlock Mechanism with the Caps lock very little difference on both so maybe this could have been flintlock the I Probin of 1750 / 1770
blunderbuss2, do you think this could have been adopted to Caps lock from flintlock or manufactured as Caps lock yes it was polished which is a pity (Not By Me Tough ) But still Nice Pistol
Looks like a flint conversion using the bolster method. The original pan has been removed and the percussion bolster was placed where the pan was. Additionally, the extra hole (or holes) originally held the frizzen spring in place.
The overcleaning, wood loss, and conversion all detract from it but it is still a late 18th/ early 19th century pistol with later "updates".
scott
Thank you Scott and all you have been great for all the info i got it from a friend that bought it at car booth sale some where near southampton so knew very little about it there was a letter in with it but i have to check out a few things in it before i say anything but if the timing is details of the letter can check out i will let you know here
Dan
Taking closer looks, all the furniture, especially the trigger guard, are of the earlier period. I don't like the ramrod guide attached with solder & think the stock may been cut off & that added as that just wasn't the way it was done & doesn't met the quality of the rest of the gun or the period.
The stock is cracked right trough but in the letter it gave a reason for that but as i said i may check out a few things before i could post from that letter if you want to email me i will give you an idea what in the letter and you will see why i cant post it here yet my email is privatedan2002@yahoo.com if anyone want to message me there if i am breaking a rule by posting my address here dont mail me i will post the contents of letter here in the near future