RARE WOGDON POCKET PISTOL
A RARE 48 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL CIRCA 1785-90 BY WOGDON, LONDON, DOCUMENTED IN O'SULLIVAN & BAILEY, PAGE 205, CAT.NO. PP9
Plain 3.5” round barrel struck with London Proofs, two short ramrod pipes underneath barrel with horn tipped ramrod. Border engraved action signed WOGDON in capitals within an oval against a martial trophy and foliage on one side and engraved 'LONDON' within an oval against rocaille and foliage on the other. Plain sliding top safety-catch locking the ring-neck cock and frizzen/hammer when activated. Plain trigger guard with recurved trigger. Figured flat-sided walnut butt. Overall length 6.9”.
As mentioned in O’Sullivan & Bailey’s history of Wogdon, muzzle loading box-lock pistols by Wogdon are much scarcer than ones with turn off barrels and this particular pistol is described as “an example of Wogdon’s highest quality pocket pistols, and is probably the latest in date”. See Robert Wogdon, London Gunmakers 1764-1819 by John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, p. 205, Cat. No. PP 9.
Please note that the Wogdon book mentions that this pistol is fitted with “sliding trigger-guard safety catch locking the hammer” which is an understandable mistake. The trigger guard is fixed and does not slide. Neither does the sliding top safety catch have the normal cage around the cock which has the pin attached and intercepts the hammer when slid forward. This is the only pocket pistol we have encountered with the locking pin activated by the top sliding safety connected to a hidden mechanism activating the locking pin which is contained in a small hump/pan guard in front of the cock. Ingenious.
Price: £1,875.00
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing this item - quoting reference: SKU 150D
The price includes UK mainland delivery. No licence is required to possess this item in the UK if owned as a curio as part of a collection or display.
LONG BARREL WOGDON PISTOL
28 BORE LONG BARREL FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY WOGDON OF LONDON circa 1770-80
This pistol by the famous gunmaker Robert Wogdon has a long 10.9" octagonal swamped barrel with his typical early form of wide tapering short butt. The rebrowned 28 bore barrel is signed on the top flat ‘Wogdon LONDON’ with silver front sight and fixed rear sight, London proofs. Tang pattern with foliate engraving of c.1778-80 pattern. Roundel engraved reinforcing plate opposite gold touch hole. Stepped bevel edged lockplate with sliding safety and typical Wogdon Swan neck flintcock and frizzen. Lock signature of c.1775 pattern. Walnut full stock with slab sided butt. Ramrod with exposed steel worm. Engraved steel mounts including triggerguard with acorn finial, ramrod pipes and buttcap. Vacant silver escutcheon. Overall length 16.5". A rare but original variation of a Wogdon pistol.
See ‘Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819’ by John O’Sullivan & De Witt Bailey. Pages 92,104,105,126 in particular for detail.
Price: £2,950.00
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing this item - quoting reference: SKU 148D
The price includes UK mainland delivery. No licence is required to possess this item in the UK if owned as a curio as part of a collection or display.
MILITARY DETACHED FLINTLOCK MECHANISMS
EXCELLENT DETACHED REGULATION GEORGIAN AND WILLIAM IV MILITARY FLINTLOCK MECHANISMS
An excellent collection of regulation military Georgian and William IV detached flintlocks. All are in excellent working condition, some with pans cleaned, nice patina overall. See below for brief description - all priced at £295 each.
Clockwise from top left:
Crown over WR (1830-1837), marked TOWER to tail, crowned arrow inspectors mark, stepped bolted lock, Inspectors mark to inside of lock of crown over 7. Maximum depth 24mm, length 130mm. SOLD
Crown over WR (1830-1837), crowned arrow inspectors mark. Inspectors mark to inside of lock of crown over 6 plus makers marks. Maximum depth 24mm, length 136mm. SOLD
Crown over GR with crown inspectors mark, marked TOWER to tail. Maximum depth 24mm, length 135mm. £295.00. SKU: 146C
Crown over GR with crowned arrow inspectors mark, marked TOWER to tail. Inspector mark of crown over 3 plus makers mark of ST to inside of lock. Maximum depth 24mm, length 137mm. SOLD
Crown over GR with crowned arrow inspectors mark, marked TOWER to tail. Makers mark of IN plus other marks to inside of lock which has previously been stripped and cleaned. Maximum depth 27mm, length 156mm. £295.00. SKU :146E
Crown over GR with crowned arrow inspectors mark, marked TOWER to tail. Makers mark of WH and inspectors mark of crown over 1 to inside of lock. Maximum depth 23mm, length 136mm. SOLD
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing any of the above.
