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British light dragoon flintlock pistol, first type (1756-1770).

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British light dragoon flintlock pistol, first type (1756-1770).
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British light dragoon flintlock pistol, first type (1756-1770). 2.1 lb. 17" long, 10" barrel. This very rare first type British dragoon flintlock pistol was originally designed and crafted by the Royal Armory in 1756 before being superseded in 1759 by the shorter plain version with a 9-inch barrel. During the American Revolutionary War, both British cavalry troops as well as mounted Loyalist units were armed with one to two pistols each, which may have included the earlier first type. The lock bears a large engraved crown over GR (representing either George II or George III), a small crown over broad arrow (the British Board of Ordnance mark for government arms), and TOWER engraved on the tail of the lock plate. The barrel is stamped at the breech with a small crown over GR and a small crown over crossed scepters (both Board of Ordnance proof marks associated with the Royal Armory), along with a small crown over the numeral 4 near the touch-hole, indicating a government-arm viewer’s mark. The stock bears the Ordnance storekeeper’s mark of a crown over intertwined GR initials and the date 1786, which records the date of inventory or storage rather than manufacture. The wooden ramrod is a replacement, but it is an exact reproduction, including the correct brass tip. Eye-appealing condition with just normal wear and crisp functional action, the barrel with shallow but negligible pitting, the wood stock with very minor wear marks including a tiny chip towards the back of the lock, excellent brass mounts. Purchased from N. Flayderman & Co. of New Milford, CT in 1968.