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MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA “MS” Marked Antique KETLAND & Co. FLINTLOCK Pistol EARLY 1800s MASSACHUSETTS STATE Marked Pistol
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MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA “MS” Marked Antique KETLAND & Co. FLINTLOCK Pistol
EARLY 1800s MASSACHUSETTS STATE Marked Pistol
Here we present an antique Ketland & Co. Flintlock Pistol, made circa 1813 to 1821 in London, England. Thomas Ketland & Co. was a firearms manufacturer founded in Birmingham, England somewhere around 1760. Thomas Ketland Sr. was a highly successful Birmingham gunmaker.
Ketland & Company was one of the most prominent and active British makers of the day. John and Thomas Ketland were the sons of Thomas Ketland and grandsons of William Ketland, who had been making locks and guns for the colonies since the early 18th Century. The lock plate on this pistol is marked “W./ Ketland/& Co” ahead of the hammer. William Ketland was Thomas Ketland Senior’s eldest son. Thomas Ketland Senior was a highly successful Birmingham gun maker who started his business around the mid-1700s and expanded into the export market around 1790 before he died in 1816. William Ketland was originally a partner alongside his father and William Walker. He petitioned to liquidate his part in the company in 1800. The partnership was dissolved in 1801. He died in 1804 but the business carried on as “Ketland & Co.” to at least 1831.
This pistol could have belonged to a military officer during this period. The barrel is round with a beautiful full-length walnut stock, and the engravings on the brass are reserved yet handsome. If only this gun could tell us some stories.
The overall condition is good. Patina throughout. The action is strong. The bore is smooth. The stock shows extensive and good repair around the circumference.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 9 inches.
Caliber: .54 Flintlock
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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