A Good Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols by Wilson of London. With round three-stage swamped barrels, engraved, ‘MINORIES LONDON’ and with an armorial crest of a couped Eagles head above a ducal crown, both stamped with London proofs and the barrel smiths mark ‘RW’ with a star above, engraved tangs cut with a sighting groove, signed border engraved locks, decorated with a crescent moon and stars at the tail, full-stocked in walnut with raised mouldings around the tangs, with brass furniture comprising chiselled side plates depicting stands of arms, vacant escutcheons, long eared butt caps decorated with crescent moon and stars, this design repeated on the bows of the trigger guards, with acorn finials, brass tipped ramrods with worms. In nice clean order.

WILSON
Richard born 1703. Apprenticed to uncle, Thomas Green, 1718; free of Gunmakers Co., 1725. Proof piece and mark, 1730. Elected Assistant, 1734; Master, 1741. Gunmaker, at the Fowler, Minories, took over business of Agnes Green, 1730. Contractor to Ordnance, from 1746; East India Co., 1733-6; Hudsons Bay Co., 1730-56; Royal African Co., 1739. With son, William, became Richard & William Wilson & Co., 1757-9; Richard Wilson & Co., 1759-66. Died 1766.

Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.

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