Original British Officers Flintlock Pistol by Bumford with Single Screw Behind the Hammer - dated 1755 VHS making this a great opportunity

making this a great opportunity to get a nice honest unchanged model

with the expected wear and cracking from age and a nice genuine combat dent to the crown

the plating is still partly intact on the front and on the sides

Marked on the back of the blade "Manuf ' R'al De Chatellerault

Original British Officers Flintlock Pistol by Bumford with Single Screw Behind the Hammer - dated 1755 VHS making this a great opportunityOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice British Flintlock Officers Pistol, which looks to be intended for Sea Service or possibly for Dragoon Cavalry. It is very similar to the British Sea Service pistols first developed around 1715, which were typically equipped with a 12" iron barrel, full wood stock and brass furniture. The Butt Caps have short "ears" but not "long spurs" The lock plates were flat, not rounded and up until 1762 were