Queen Anne pistol by John WALKER, London, ca, 1715

[corrado26]

This "truncated" pistol with brass mountings was made by the London gunmaker John WALKER. It has a very bulbous butt and a simply kept muzzle ring without decoration, both characteristics of an early production at the beginning of the 18th century.
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[Pukka Bundook]

This one is interesting on a few counts, Corrado.

Firstly, we finally have an unbridled pan! Must be amongst his earliest work Circa mid 1720's.
Then, we have the most economic style of sideplate, not seen very often at all at this time, but still dovetailed at the front.
The bulbous butt is very like we see at this time and later but the plainer no-grotesque mask is a bit unusual and very nicely done.
The barrel has me wondering a bit though, as it looks newer than the rest of the pistol.
You Do have a grand collection!

Congrats.

Richard.

[corrado26]

I admitt that the surface of the barrel differs clearly from the rest of the pistol but the inside of the barrel has the same pittings as the rest. So I think either the barrel was stored a long time separately from the pistol or it was cleaned. The fitting of the barrel and its wreath is absolutely perfect.