An Incredibly Rare Rifled Lacy & Co Dual Ignition Pistol. With rifled, sighted octagonal barrel, engraved breech inlet with a gold poinçonné, foliate engraved tang incorporating rear-sight, border engraved lock, fitted with a sliding safety and signed, ‘LACY & CO PATENT’ the lock with a highly unusual rotating flintlock pan that transforms into a percussion nipple, the cock with both a flint hammer and percussion hammer fitted beneath, half-stocked in walnut, cut with chequering at the grip, engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger guard decorated with sprays of foliage and pineapple finial, steel ramrod pipes, with wooden ramrod. 

Lacy & Co [1776-1840]

Shop in London. Made flintlock holster pistols and flintlock muskets under Royal Government Contract. Later made double barrel, over and under, percussion pistols with swivel ramrods and belt hooks. Name changed to Lacey & Reynolds from 1840 to 1853. Made percussion pepperboxes.

A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York. 

LACY

John George Son of William, apprentice to Jackson Mortimer, 1799; free of Farriers Co., 1809. Elected Assistant, 1822; Master, 1829. Sword Cutler & Gunmaker to Prince Regent (Successor to Bennett & Lacy) 67 Threadneedle St. (opp. North Gate, Royal Exchange) 1810-14 Became Lacy & Witton. With Samson Davis granted Eng. Patent. No. 6046 (Improved percussion lock) 1830. In 1841 Census, gun manufacturer, age 55, Stamford Hill, Hackney. Under own name, gunmaker to East India Co., 1834-52. 

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

Dimensions:

Bore: 12 Bore

Barrel Length: 8.25 Inches (20.95 cm)

Overall Length: 13 Inches (33.02 cm)