Description A RARE FLINTLOCK BOOK PISTOL COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL PISTOL BOOK NAMED AND DATED IN MANUSCRIPT TO FRONTISPIECE 'SAMUEL LIDWELL, ....., OCTOBER 1ST 1823', the boxlock pistol of 'muff' size by Goodwin & Co., London with 1.5" screw-off barrel, the flintlock action working.
Condition Report Both pistol and book case in very good condition, the action crisp producing a spark. The safety slide stiff, the wooden stock showing little sign of use.