Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol

Gunsmith George Sturman British

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This large pistol is of good quality, and with its plain, functional stock, sparsely engraved mounts, and finely finished barrels, it is quintessentially English in style. It was made by George Sturman between the years 1841–48, when he was at the address 25 East Road, City Road, in London. Unusually late for a flintlock, a mechanism which by the 1840s had long been superseded by percussion ignition–it may have been sold to a conservative client or assembled from older parts.

Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol, George Sturman (British, London, recorded 1827–70), Steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass, British, London

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Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol, George Sturman (British, London, recorded 1827–70), Steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass, British, London
Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol, George Sturman (British, London, recorded 1827–70), Steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass, British, London
Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol, George Sturman (British, London, recorded 1827–70), Steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass, British, London
Over-and-Under Flintlock Pistol, George Sturman (British, London, recorded 1827–70), Steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass, British, London

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