British Eat India Co. Cavalry Pistol

kahnjar1 · 8th May 2016, 06:08 AM

Hi Rick,
Another interesting piece... Some observations which may or may not be correct. The lock shows the typical Lion and Crown motif of the East India Company, though a bit rough if I may say so, and to me the "proof marks" do not look right for English proof which one would have thought they should be if this is indeed an English pistol.
The other outstanding anomaly is the Arabic numbers stamped into the wood under the lock plate. The upside down V is the number 8 and the upside down L is the number 3, so 83 is the translation.
I suspect that this could well be an Afghan copy, perhaps using some original parts.
The other thing is that the exterior screw slots, apart from those on the butt plate, look very clean compared with the interior ones. IF the pistol is of the age indicated I would have expected some wear on the exterior slots also.
It will be interesting to see what others think here.
Stu

8th May 2016, 06:08 AM	#4
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Hi Rick, Another interesting piece... Some observations which may or may not be correct. The lock shows the typical Lion and Crown motif of the East India Company, though a bit rough if I may say so, and to me the "proof marks" do not look right for English proof which one would have thought they should be if this is indeed an English pistol. The other outstanding anomaly is the Arabic numbers stamped into the wood under the lock plate. The upside down V is the number 8 and the upside down L is the number 3, so 83 is the translation. I suspect that this could well be an Afghan copy, perhaps using some original parts. The other thing is that the exterior screw slots, apart from those on the butt plate, look very clean compared with the interior ones. IF the pistol is of the age indicated I would have expected some wear on the exterior slots also. It will be interesting to see what others think here. Stu Last edited by kahnjar1; 8th May 2016 at 09:03 PM.