Original British pistol barrel

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I just posted a really neat pistol barrel in the for sale section.  I would prefer any discussion of it take place here rather than there.  It was arsenal refit a couple of time and has all then stampings, proofs, and names associated with it.  I'll transfer the pictures here directly.  The bore calipers out at around .738.




Multiple stampings of re-proofs.


Aftermarket captive ramrod which comes with it.


Barrelmakers name is Turner, but I can't make out the first initial.  Possibly a T.


U stamping.  Underlug has been ground off at some point, but easily replaced.




G. Allen on bolster.  JA across seam.  E8 on tang.


B4 and crown

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What exactly would this build into?  Got any ref photo links to give and idea?

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I'm hoping that Feltwad can answer that question.  Phil Ackerman told me it was from a British Revenuer's pistol and a friend from England told me something different, but its been too long and I can't remember what.  I'm sure it would build into something like a Sea Service pistol, but of the land based variety.  Sorry, no pics.

I think the adventure would be researching all the markings and arsenal marks and do from there.  Thomas Turner was a pistol and barrelmaker so he could be a place to start.  Don't know if he had military contracts or not.

George Allen was a gun and pistol maker, gun barrel maker and gun lock maker.  An 1860 advertisement stated "Guns restocked and repaired and every article to the gun trade supplied on the shortest notice."  Perhaps he had the pistol in his shop for refit or repair.

Both names could lead to what type of pistol it was.