Summary
Percussion pistol, duelling. cal. 19 bore (.625 in.) muzzle loading, smooth bore, octagonal twist steel barrel 9 1/8 in. (232 mm) long, two platinum breech bands, U notch backsight let into barrel, blade foresight, overall length 14 1/2 in. (368 mm)
Made by Williams & Powell, Liverpool (active 1833-1892), circa 1850.
Physical Description
Side lock (back action) & hammer, trigger guard curved to provide spur, set trigger. wooden stock with horn tip extends halfway along barrel, finely chequered grip, silver monogram plate, wooden ramrod with swelled brass tip, has worm fitting screwed to end.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr William E. Cole, 23 Sep 1943
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Maker
Williams & Powell (Gunsmiths), Liverpool, England, Great Britain, circa 1850
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Collector
Mr William E. Cole, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Engraved on lock plate "Williams & Powell", & on barrel "Liverpool". Birmingham proof marks & makers mark barrel numbered "7" underneath. Butt has a small silver plate set flush in centre & inscribed "J I M".
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References
[Book] Penrose, Edgar H. 1949. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Firearms in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria. 161. 14.
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