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John Waters of Birmingham was granted British Patent No. 1284 for 'Pistols with a bayonet' on 9 March 1781
BY WATERS & CO., BIRMINGHAM, NO. 249, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A WATERS PATENT FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK BLUNDERBUSS-PISTOL
By Waters & Co., Birmingham, No. 249, late 18th Century
With belled brass barrel and signed action in one piece, the former with spring bayonet beneath released by a sliding catch located within the trigger-guard, later side-mounted ramrod, thumbpiece safety-catch, figured walnut butt (loose), silver escutcheon, and later brass pommel (some wear, surface rust, and further defects), Tower private proof marks
12½in. (31.8cm.)
By Waters & Co., Birmingham, No. 249, late 18th Century
With belled brass barrel and signed action in one piece, the former with spring bayonet beneath released by a sliding catch located within the trigger-guard, later side-mounted ramrod, thumbpiece safety-catch, figured walnut butt (loose), silver escutcheon, and later brass pommel (some wear, surface rust, and further defects), Tower private proof marks
12½in. (31.8cm.)
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