Comments on the W & G. Chance of London flintlock pistol.

celtan · 1st November 2009, 01:40 AM

Guys,
What about my comments on the shape of the 9 and the 4? Are these usual for a putative 18th C dating?
I undertand that flintlocks were used in some places up to the late 19th C, due to easier availabaility of blackpowder and flints, compared to industrial ammo.
Could this be an export piece belonging to these places and later dates, or perhaps even made from earlier parts and retooled with new numbers?

1st November 2009, 01:40 AM	#6
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Guys, What about my comments on the shape of the 9 and the 4? Are these usual for a putative 18th C dating? I undertand that flintlocks were used in some places up to the late 19th C, due to easier availabaility of blackpowder and flints, compared to industrial ammo. Could this be an export piece belonging to these places and later dates, or perhaps even made from earlier parts and retooled with new numbers?