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

kahnjar1 · 31st October 2009, 07:33 AM

IMHO this pistol does not look English made to me. The quality of the engraving on the metal is not of the quality one would expect to see on an item of English manufacture, even the cheaper ones. Also the Belgian proof at least indicates that it was proved in Liege. Most English pistols were stocked in walnut, and this does not look like walnut.
IF it was imported into England then it SHOULD also bear British proof marks. Are there other marks you have not shown in the pics?---maybe under the barrel.
I suspect that Chance is a retailer, rather than a maker.
Regards Stuart

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31st October 2009, 07:33 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	IMHO this pistol does not look English made to me. The quality of the engraving on the metal is not of the quality one would expect to see on an item of English manufacture, even the cheaper ones. Also the Belgian proof at least indicates that it was proved in Liege. Most English pistols were stocked in walnut, and this does not look like walnut. IF it was imported into England then it SHOULD also bear British proof marks. Are there other marks you have not shown in the pics?---maybe under the barrel. I suspect that Chance is a retailer, rather than a maker. Regards Stuart