C1840 Conway (Thomas of Manchester Or Samuel of Stockport Cheshire) 120 Bore Double Barrel, Over & Under, Percussion Pocket Pistol With Concealed Folding Trigger & Revolving / Turn Over Barrel Block & Screw Off Barrels. Sn 21709 None Muzzleloader

C1840 Conway (Thomas of Manchester Or Samuel of Stockport Cheshire) 120 Bore Double Barrel, Over & Under, Percussion Pocket Pistol With Concealed Folding Trigger & Revolving / Turn Over Barrel Block & Screw Off Barrels. Sn 21709 - 21709

Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852. Samuel Conway was an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport (see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is an original percussion pocket pistol with revolving, over & under screw off barrels by Conway made circa 1840 by either Thomas or Samuel Conway. It's steel barrels are 1 ¾” in length (6” overall). Its steel frame is undamaged. The barrels smooth bores have staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action has lightly tooled foliate decoration. On one side it has panel with the faint but readable makers name ‘Conway’. There are no other visible maker or proof marks. The pistol's bag shaped Walnut grip is undamaged and inlaid void silver escutcheon. The pistol has a safety feature forward of the trigger guard which consists of a hooked flange which prevents the percussion cap on the unfired bottom barrel from being struck by accident and it has a sliding safety bolt. The pistol has a folding trigger & cocks and dry fires crisply. The revolving barrel action is smooth & firm. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21709 (drawers office)

£675.00