Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Holster Pistol by Heylin 1770

corrado26 · 9th August 2016, 02:59 PM

Another product made by Joseph Heylin with silver mountings hallmarked by John King too. The thumbplates show a monogram "G.G.v.C." under the royal English crown, but until today it was impossible to find out, to whom of the Royal Family this monogram once belonged. Because of the "v." - the German "von" instead of an English "of" - the monogram is certainly a German one but who was it?
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Fernando K · 9th August 2016, 08:20 PM

Hello

In the text of Norman Dixon "Georgian Pistols", pages 44-58, it deals with Heylin

A pair of pistols cavalry with silver fornitura

Two pairs of pistols for comparison

A pair of pistols presentation with guns guns plataUn pair of traditional design

A couple of blunderbuss guns.

Affectionately. Fernando K

dana_w · 12th August 2016, 03:23 PM

Interesting pair of box-locks corrado26.

Thanks Fernando K. I too have a copy of Norman Dixon book, but I am still hoping that someone here on the forum has a copy of his article "Joseph Heylin, a Georgian gunmaker 1730-1801".

dana_w · 17th August 2016, 01:26 AM

After some very light cleaning, I've posted some additional photos on Google+

https://plus.google.com/+DanaWilliams/posts/6jghZnRCojC

9th August 2016, 02:59 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,231	A pair of boxlock pistols by Joseph Heylin Another product made by Joseph Heylin with silver mountings hallmarked by John King too. The thumbplates show a monogram "G.G.v.C." under the royal English crown, but until today it was impossible to find out, to whom of the Royal Family this monogram once belonged. Because of the "v." - the German "von" instead of an English "of" - the monogram is certainly a German one but who was it? corrado26 Attached Images

9th August 2016, 08:20 PM	#2
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello In the text of Norman Dixon "Georgian Pistols", pages 44-58, it deals with Heylin A pair of pistols cavalry with silver fornitura Two pairs of pistols for comparison A pair of pistols presentation with guns guns plataUn pair of traditional design A couple of blunderbuss guns. Affectionately. Fernando K

12th August 2016, 03:23 PM	#3
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	Interesting pair of box-locks corrado26. Thanks Fernando K. I too have a copy of Norman Dixon book, but I am still hoping that someone here on the forum has a copy of his article "Joseph Heylin, a Georgian gunmaker 1730-1801".

17th August 2016, 01:26 AM	#4
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	After some very light cleaning, I've posted some additional photos on Google+ https://plus.google.com/+DanaWilliams/posts/6jghZnRCojC