Thanks for your reply and the link to the proof explanation. SO then the gun would have been assembled and proofed subsequent to the establishment of the Birmingham Proof Company in 1813? And if so, in there anything regarding style or parts that would point me towards a more exact approximation in date?Looks like a fairly standard "trade pistol." The marking between the Birmingham proofs is fairly common marking on Birmingham guns:
http://www.researchpress.co.uk/rppublishing/rplibrary/rpl002-why-the-tombstone.pdf
PM me if you haven't found a front lock plate screw yet.
Rick
No I have not been able to locate a rear lock plate screw as yet.Woops. I meant rear.
Thanks for your insight Rudyard....I've decided not to attempt a repair. The look of the missing piece is growing on me. Kinda like getting used to balding over time...acceptance and appreciation of the natural or that "attic pristine" appearance. Thanks again.Its not a' screw its a ''Side nail' this is pre Whitworth so wont be any standard but try WW re stock repair the pistol is attic pristeen its best to leave it as it is in my view . no modern gun is likley to be a match but try you wont find boxes of spares readily but you can try .
Regards Rudyard
No need to play semantics. It is a screw or bolt by definition and not truly a nail though "side nail" is one of the common names for them as is lock screw or lock bolt.Its not a' screw its a ''Side nail' this is pre Whitworth so wont be any standard but try WW re stock repair the pistol is attic pristeen its best to leave it as it is in my view . no modern gun is likley to be a match but try you wont find boxes of spares readily but you can try .
Regards Rudyard
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