‡ A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY SCOTTISH ALL METAL FLINT LOCK HEART BUTT BELT PISTOL

A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY SCOTTISH ALL METAL FLINT LOCK HEART BUTT BELT PISTOL SIGNED IO STUART, INVERNESS DATED 1692 the foliate engraved lock of crescent-shaped form the rounded cock with dog catch, the tapered grip terminating in a bold heart butt with silver scrolls and circular details, the barrel of canon-like form (with later loose extension) with plain raised silver bands at the breech and midway on a crescent-shaped, with silver compressed ball trigger and matching pricker, plain ramrod pipe and steel ramrod with turned and shaped end, with large belt hook with pierced terminal (2) 31cm long (barrel), (37.5cm including later extension) 42cm long (overall length), (52cm including later extension) The John Kirk Collection Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament