This Queen Anne Style English flintlock pistol was probably once one of a pair. It has a turn-off barrel that resembles a cannon. The barrel and breach are marked with the number "1" near the unscrewing lug. Its walnut stock has a silver escutcheon, silver side plate, silver butt-cap and inlaid silver wire. The butt-cap features a grotesque mask. The pistol has a sliding trigger guard safety. Sliding the trigger guard forward with the pistol half-cocked, locks the trigger and the cock. "W. PERRY" is engraved on the underside of the breech along with early Birmingham proof marks, a Crown over a "P" (the gun-makers proof) and a Crown over a "V" (the "view mark").