A Very Rare 22-Bore English-Lock (Type 2) Military Holster Pistol

A Very Rare 22-Bore English-Lock (Type 2) Military Holster Pistol Mid-17th Century With two-stage barrel cut with double lines at the girdle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and incised 'I' in front of the touch-hole, plain tang, flat lock with stepped pointed tail and retained by three side-nails (one replaced), separate pan secured by an external screw, horizontally acting sear (parts replaced), and dog catch engaging with the bellied ring-neck cock, figured full stock (old damage at the muzzle and rear wedge-pin entry) with raised apron around the tang (minor chip), iron mounts comprising slender band around the ovoidal pommel, trigger-guard secured by a nail through the tang and a screw through the pointed finial and engaging with the barrel tang, single fretted ramrod-pipe with incised double lines, and later ramrod (some old wear and rust patination), London proof marks and indistinct barrelsmith's mark 32.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Literature John S. Cooper, Brian C. Godwin and Michael G. Spencer, 'The English Flintlock: its Origins and Development', The 20th Anniversary London Park Lane Arms Fair Catalogue, 2003, p. 75, figs. 90 & 91 Cf. a pair of related pistols from the Luttrell Armoury, Dunster Castle, formerly in the Dr. Robert Rabett Collection and sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2011, lot 519 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing