Help identifying please?!

[Adamonthehill]

Good afternoon,
New member so not a clue if I’m posting in the right area, so forgive me if I’m in the wrong place.
I have recently inherited the below pistol but the details about it have been lost to my grandfathers dementia unfortunately.
I would love to know more about if anyone can help, and also if I need to add it to my home insurance!!

thanks In advance
Adam

 

[Sam squanch]

Not sure…. Is it a British naval pistol, or some sort of lancer pistol?

 

[Sam squanch]

It looks military! More expert minds than I will be along!

 

[TFoley]

Lancer more likely, naval pistols usually have brass furniture for obvious reasons. Interesting that it has two sets of proof marks, one for King George IV [R. 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830] and other Queen Victoria, but with a lock-plate from King William IV [26 June 1830 until his death in 1837] . No signs of conversion from flint to percussion though, so its likely to date around Victoria's succession to the throne in 1837, after the death of her uncle, William IV.

A real puzzle.