Flintlock Brass Cannon Barrel Snap Bayonet Pistol Marked Twigg

Nominally .50 caliber, .85 at muzzle. 8.25" octagon to round wedge retained barrel with baluster turned transition. NSN. Brass barrel, steel lock, brass furniture, hardwood stock. Single shot flintlock smooth bore cannon muzzle pistol with spring deployed bayonet. 3.75" flat, stepped and bolted flint lock marked TWIGG. Lock remains in original flint with a rounded and fenced waterproof iron pan with roller frizzen. Swan neck cock lightly engraved. Barrel with post-1813 Birmingham commercial proof marks and an indistinct tombstone shaped maker's mark. Top of barrel marked --LONDON--. Equipped with a 7" snap bayonet with a 5.5" triangular blade, with the release mounted on the breech plug tang. Includes an old horn tipped wooden ramrod that is too short to be functional, and is likely an old replacement. As the famous John Twigg of London died in 1790, this gun was likely made in the 1830s or 1840s by Edward Twigg of Birmingham, thus explaining the post-1813 Birmingham proof marks. It was not uncommon for Birmingham makers to mark their guns "London" to imply a higher level of quality and many makers often traded on the fact they shared a surname with more famous gunmaker.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Very good. Bore moderately oxidized and discolored. Brass with an attractive golden patina, showing some discoloration suggesting it was polished long ago. Markings legible, with the exception of the maker's mark which was likely intended to be illegible. Mechanically functional, including the lock, bolted safety and snap bayonet. Wood with scattered bumps, dings and mars, showing some minor fitting issues at the tail of the lock and the tang. Also with a couple of minor surface cracks between the cock and the tang.

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