Old Flintlock Pistol Mystery

Pukatea Bay Boy said:

KIA Ora Mr Pathfinder.
I don't no if this is any help? But you may wish to have a look through these.
If there's any on in particular yiu wish to no more on I have this book of old British pistols that has great details on every one & I can send you thru some information
It looks a great pistol, wondering if it's a civilian version of military style at the time? Wot wud I no ?
Have a wonderful day.
Ma Te Wa

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Clark Badgett said:

What books are these?

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Pukatea Bay Boy said:

Kia Ora Mr Badgett. This is the book.Its really good one.

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Clark Badgett said:

Yay. Another book to try and locate. What does Kia ora mean?

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Pukatea Bay Boy said:

That's a ielgal move on my part off rules
My Native toung way of saying Hello
Nga mihi ( Kind wishes)
Pukatea boy.

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Pukatea Bay Boy said:

Morena Mr Pathfinder,
Fantastic Wow that's great you found out about the Pistols..What a history.
Ma Te Wa
( Have a great day)

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PathfinderNC said:

So I have learned that this pistol was made by Halbach and son. They made pistols in Baltimore, from the 1780’s through the 1830’s, making anywhere from 200 to 500 pistols. Many of their pistols were “secondary martial” meaning they were for private purchase by officers since the military did not provide them.
Looking at this one with the re-soled frizzen and enlarged touch hole, my guess is that it saw lots of use. (It’s neat to imagine its history particularly since it was made in Baltimore and could have been in use during the War of 1812 period.)
Looking at various examples of their pistols, the side plate, trigger guard (and lock to some extent) are easily recognizable. Their engraved ones look almost “folk artish” One of their Federal period pistols was featured in The Antiques Roadshow and was appraised at $4000 to $6000 or so.

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