Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Heavy Dragoon Pistol by Henry Nock with Internal Hammer & Pan Shield Marked “For His Majesty’s Royal Marines” - Possibly Experimental & Unique

Original Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a fantastic and probably experimental P-1796 Light Dragoon flintlock pistol, the standard pistol in use during most of the Napoleonic wars. This example was made by the famous London Gun Maker HENRY NOCK, and it is fitted with his patented internal flintlock mechanism signed H‧NOCK. The flash pan shield side cover is engraved with the CROWN over G.R. royal cypher, and there is also a CROWN / BROAD ARROW "Lock Viewer's Mark over the maker name. This lock plate is a variation on what is known as a "Screwless" lock, in that only the bottom ends of bolts & screws are visible, and the entire lock is secured by just ONE lock bolt entering from the left hand side. This keeps all of the components "internal", including the hammer, frizzen spring, etc, making for a very elegant and clean look. We have only seen these before installed on rare Flintlock Carbines made by Nock, and this is the first time we have seen one attached to a Heavy Dragoon pis