PERCUSSION CAP POCKET PISTOL

Ca. AD 1860s A pocket pistol from the 1860s, complete with a percussion cap firing system and a smoothbore barrel. The wooden handle is curved and rounded, and it features a textured surface for better grip. The lock plate features an engraved swirling, plant-like motif on both sides. The external barrel is round and appears to have been made in two parts before being affixed together.
Size: 180mm x 100mm; Weight: 235g
Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600