NAVAL FINTLOCK DAGGER PISTOL (47-8799) by REPLICART
The flintlock pistol was notoriously slow to reload - a severe limitation in close encounters of the dangerous kind! Many solutions to the problem were tried, but one of the more successful was a pistol/dagger combination, whereby a very effective weapon was still to hand after the shots had been fired (or maybe not fired - misfires with flintlocks were common). The original of this pistol was made in London, early in the 18th. century and the skill of the maker is very evident. This non-firing replica is accurate in size and detail - a great costume or conversation piece. Manufactured in Spain.

Often a ships captain would have a pistol sword or dagger commissioned for him as a sign of his superiority. A gunsmith would decorate the stock with silver and gold or ornate carvings. The doghead would be carved in some ornate fashion or perhaps be shaped like a lion, unicorn or some animal from the royal crest of the owner. In many ways such weapons in the 18th century would hold the same place of honor as a luxury car or expensive watch might today.