Antique HENRY NOCK Pattern 1759 ELLIOT Light Dragoon FLINTLOCK Pistol RARE BRITISH MILITARY SIDEARM

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Antique HENRY NOCK Pattern 1759 ELLIOT Light Dragoon FLINTLOCK Pistol RARE

BRITISH MILITARY SIDEARM

Here we present an antique Pattern 1759 Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol by Henry Nock, made circa the early 1800s in London, England. Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer in the late-18^th and early-19^th Centuries but was best known as a gunsmith. Nock produced many innovative weapons during this era including the screwless lock and the seven-barreled volley gun, although he did not invent the latter despite it commonly being known as the Nock gun. He was a major supplier to the military during the Napoleonic wars.

In 1759, Colonel George Augustus Elliot was given the task of raising the first regiment of British “Light” Dragoons. Unsatisfied with the standard Land Pattern pistol, Colonel Elliot decided to equip his men with his own version of the dragoon pistol. Curtailing its unwieldy twelve-inch barrel to nine inches and shortening the grip, Elliot made the pistol more manageable. He reduced the amount of brass needed for the furniture and standardized the bore to accept the same .66 caliber ammunition used by his men’s carbines.

Elliot’s modified pistol was a resounding success, and with a few additional modifications over the years, it served the British military for nearly half a century spanning between the 1760s and the 1820s. Because it weighs less than the standard Land Pattern pistol, Elliot’s pattern became known as the “light dragoon pistol,” with the former becoming the “heavy dragoon pistol.” The pistol saw extensive use in the American Revolution, whether in the hands of British soldiers, or issued to Loyalists defending their interests against the Patriot rebellion.

The overall condition is very good. The action is excellent. The bore is smooth and patinated. The stock shows signs of use and there are some minor splits around the lock and pommel cap which have been stabilized.

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Barrel is 8-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .66 Flintlock

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3685
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