Last weekend I picked up a pistol which I've been unable to identify. Can anyone help?
It's a Kentucky style, 40 caliber (Mic'ed .405") flintlock with a 9 3/4" blued barrel. The lockplate has no markings. It has a roller frizzen. The top of the barrel is marked Turner Kirkland and Belgium. There are some proof marks on the flat between the top flat and the vent hole. There is another mark opposite the ventliner. It is half obscured by the stock, but appears to include the script letters E and G. The brass sideplate is nicely engraved, and holds the lock with a single screw. The tang is brass and similarly marked. Behind the tang is a small unadorned shield.
The stock has a plain brass nosecap which ends 1/4" short of the muzzle. The butt is capped with a brass cap. The butt cap, triggerguard, and thimbles are plain. The wood to metal fit is very good.
I wish I'd kept my older Dixie Gun Works catalogs. It's not in my 1992 edition.
Anybody know how old this pistol is, and what it's worth, or what it sold for for new? Thanks.
It's a Kentucky style, 40 caliber (Mic'ed .405") flintlock with a 9 3/4" blued barrel. The lockplate has no markings. It has a roller frizzen. The top of the barrel is marked Turner Kirkland and Belgium. There are some proof marks on the flat between the top flat and the vent hole. There is another mark opposite the ventliner. It is half obscured by the stock, but appears to include the script letters E and G. The brass sideplate is nicely engraved, and holds the lock with a single screw. The tang is brass and similarly marked. Behind the tang is a small unadorned shield.
The stock has a plain brass nosecap which ends 1/4" short of the muzzle. The butt is capped with a brass cap. The butt cap, triggerguard, and thimbles are plain. The wood to metal fit is very good.
I wish I'd kept my older Dixie Gun Works catalogs. It's not in my 1992 edition.
Anybody know how old this pistol is, and what it's worth, or what it sold for for new? Thanks.
