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LOT 250
1745 Dated Farmer British Pattern 1738
Land Service Flintlock Pistol - NSN, 58 cal., 12
inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. James Farmer was a Birmingham gunmaker and Ordnance, East India Company, and Company of Merchants contractor and later partnered with Samuel Galton. This pistol features a rounded “banana” profile lock with the Georgian cipher at the center, “FARMER/1745” vertically at the tail, double line borders, and a “crown/broad arrow” mark below
LOT 251
Very Scarce British Pattern 1760/78 Royal Forester’s Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol - NSN, 65 cal., 10 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This pistol is the same pattern shown on pages 45 and 88 of “Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small
Arms, 1718-1783” by De Witt Bailey. The distinctive side plate is secured by the
two lock screws and a third screw ahead of the stepped tail. The Royal Foresters; carbines had similar side plates, and another distinguishing feature is the spade shaped carving at the barrel tang. The smoothbore barrel has the Ordnance/King’s proofmarks on top and a “12” marking by the vent. The flat lock has beveled edges,
the bridled priming pan. The smoothbore barrel has “IF” on the left and Ordnance proofs on top. The furniture is brass. The wood ramrod also has a brass tip. The stock has the swelled profile at the entry point, shaped tear drop flats, and a raised plateau around the barrel tang.
CONDITION: Very good with mottled gray and brown patina and mild pitting on the lock and barrel, attractive aged patina on the brass, and mostly distinct markings. The refinished stock is good and has some cracks and small chips and general light scratches and dings. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
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double line borders, a “crown/broad arrow” marked below the bridled priming pan, Georgian cipher at the center, and “TOWER” vertically. The full-length stock has a plain forend tip and brass furniture, including a vacant escutcheon. The single ramrod pipe is flared, and faint marks are marked in the ramrod channel. The rod has a brass tip.
CONDITION: Very good with silver-gray and light brown patina along with some light oxidation and
pitting on the lock and barrel, attractive aged patina on the furniture, a crack at the trigger guard screw, and mild overall wear. The stock is good with some thin cracks, a chip at the barrel tang, small chip by the trigger guard
screw, and mild scratches and dings. Mechanically fine. This is a very attractive example of a very scarce model of British military pattern flintlock pistols!
Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000