Pair of officer's percussion pistols, 14 bore, 1845 (c)
pistol, percussion, pistol, percussion
Accession Number
NAM.1951-12-50-1
Description
One of a pair of officer's percussion pistols, 14 bore, 1845 (c). With swivel ramrod. Made in 1822 and possibly converted from flintlock to percussion in the lates 1830s by James Wilkinson and Son. The property of Gen Sir Samuel James Browne (1824-1901), these pistols could have been family heirlooms since Browne did not join the Bengal Army until 1840.
