A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER~S PISTOL BY G. FARMER

A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER~S PISTOL BY G. FARMER, CARDIFF, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830, with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, breech inlaid with a gold line, stamped with the gold-line barrelsmith~s mark, engraved with a band and with platinum vent, densely engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed scroll-engraved stepped bevelled lock decorated with border ornament and trophies-of-arms, fitted with engraved bevelled cock (bolt safety, top-jaw and screw replaced), rainproof pan and roller, set trigger, figured half-stock, finely chequered butt, engraved steel mounts including spurred trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, 23.1 cm barrel¦¦George Farmer is recorded at George Street, Bute Street and Broad Street, Cardiff, circa 1821-35, 1845 and 1849-59 respectively.