_271 Victorian pistols "Two pairs of pistols that belonged to Lochaber man Major James MacFarlane (1774 - 1849) who worked in India with the Honourable East India Company. \r\n<\/br\/>\r\nThe first pair are percussion pistols with octagonal barrels, a ramrod, and a belt hook, and were made by gunsmith W. Powell. They date from the 1830s or early 1840s. There is a pistol and a spare. They would probably have been sold together in a presentation box, usually with gunpowder and a bullet making kit. \r\n\r\n<\/br\/>\r\nThe second pair are percussion mechanism pistols made by Hewson of London, a fairly big gun manufacturer of the era. These pistols have been dated to the first decade of the 19th century. They are a last defence weapon and a person would conceal the weapon on their person and use it to either end their own life, or the life of their attacker." vanessa Military Physical Object image/jpeg Military IMAGE W. Powell "Two pairs of pistols that belonged to Lochaber man Major James MacFarlane (1774 - 1849) who worked in India with the Honourable East India Company. \r\n<\/br\/>\r\nThe first pair are percussion pistols with octagonal barrels, a ramrod, and a belt hook, and were made by gunsmith W. Powell. They date from the 1830s or early 1840s. There is a pistol and a spare. They would probably have been sold together in a presentation box, usually with gunpowder and a bullet making kit. \r\n\r\n<\/br\/>\r\nThe second pair are percussion mechanism pistols made by Hewson of London, a fairly big gun manufacturer of the era. These pistols have been dated to the first decade of the 19th century. They are a last defence weapon and a person would conceal the weapon on their person and use it to either end their own life, or the life of their attacker." image/jpeg Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie 2019 Still Image "" image/jpeg Still Image "" Text "" Text "" Text "" Text 22.350075806124867 79.16748046875001