A .656 East India Company flintlock service pistol, barrel 9 in., the top marked with the H.E.I.C.

A .656 East India Company flintlock service pistol, barrel 9 in., the top marked with the H.E.I.C. bale mark and with indistinct inscription (possible LONDON 1790), London proof, flat lock with ring-necked cock engraved 'HIRST' and with bale mark and '1790' to the tail, some-time restocked and with later captive ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection

Probably James Hirst, contractor to the East India Company 1781-1804. Ref. Blackmore.