It's a flintlock, built around 1810, single-shot pistol. It was for the Nizam of Hyderabad's Cavalry. (Hyderabad is a huge province in India. Nizam = very rich king.) Around .69 -.72 cal. Built by The East India Company. It has the Company's rampant lion crest under the lock. Condition is V. good. S/N 1.
Pistol was authenticated by Holland & Holland in 1984. It's 100% complete. I have all the paperwork about the gun; including a 4-color 14-page brochure about the Nizam's Cavalry that shows the gun in some very old photos.
Why all this? Welllll, I'm trying to get a value as I have a chance to go on Safari in Botswana in April 2008 and need every dime I can raise.
It has to be sold!
If I can figure out how to post photos, I will.
Pistol was authenticated by Holland & Holland in 1984. It's 100% complete. I have all the paperwork about the gun; including a 4-color 14-page brochure about the Nizam's Cavalry that shows the gun in some very old photos.
Why all this? Welllll, I'm trying to get a value as I have a chance to go on Safari in Botswana in April 2008 and need every dime I can raise.
It has to be sold!
If I can figure out how to post photos, I will.