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414 - A rare flintlock pistol with a bronze barrel from a ‘packet …
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Estimate €400 - €450
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Description
A rare flintlock pistol with a bronze barrel from a ‘packet ship’, with a pommel engraved ‘GenL Post Office’, side belt hook, and a lock signed H. Nock (Henry Nock, a London gunsmith who died in 1804); length: approx. 39 cm. British-made. This type of pistol (rarer than those intended for the overland transport of mail) was used on board the ‘Falmouth Packet Ships’, which carried mail and orders by sea to the nascent British Empire.
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About the sale Auction on 24 October: antique and modern paintings, works of art
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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