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rickystl · 15th February 2021, 03:10 PM

Hi Okiemoss. Welcome to the Forum.

That is a nice London made pocket pistol. These high quality, smaller pistols were usually carried for personal protection. The back-action style of percussion lock on your pistol likely places it somewhere in the 1850-1870 period. Various gunsmiths would often build these pistol with an individual customer's preferences. Unless built as a pair, you don't see any two exactly alike. Your's appears in good condition as they likely did not see any regular usage. Again, nice example.

Here is one I own. Although a bit larger belt hook size. Seems like many of these London made pocket pistols were handled back and forth more often than actually fired.

Rick

15th February 2021, 03:10 PM	#4
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,621	Hi Okiemoss. Welcome to the Forum. That is a nice London made pocket pistol. These high quality, smaller pistols were usually carried for personal protection. The back-action style of percussion lock on your pistol likely places it somewhere in the 1850-1870 period. Various gunsmiths would often build these pistol with an individual customer's preferences. Unless built as a pair, you don't see any two exactly alike. Your's appears in good condition as they likely did not see any regular usage. Again, nice example. Here is one I own. Although a bit larger belt hook size. Seems like many of these London made pocket pistols were handled back and forth more often than actually fired. Rick Attached Images