A RARE CIVIL WAR ENGLISH-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL with two-stage iron barrel, flat bevelled lock of wheel-lock form (action defective, bolster, steel and steel-spring missing) retained by three screws (one missing), walnut full stock (minor damage, possibly replaced during the pistol's working life), and rounded pommel encircled with an iron band (trigger-guard and ramrod missing, light pitting and surface rust overall), circa 1640

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A RARE CIVIL WAR ENGLISH-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL with two-stage iron barrel, flat bevelled lock of wheel-lock form (action defective, bolster, steel and steel-spring missing) retained by three screws (one missing), walnut full stock (minor damage, possibly replaced during the pistol's working life), and rounded pommel encircled with an iron band (trigger-guard and ramrod missing, light pitting and surface rust overall), circa 1640
21¾in.

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A number of similar pistols are preserved in the armoury at Littlecoate House, Wiltshire

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