Jover Flintlock Pocket Pistol

.54 Cal. 4.625" barrel length. SN: NSN. Bright metal finish with walnut stock mounting iron fittings, silver oval plate, and octagonal barrel. Single shot flintlock pistol with gold touch hole, roller frizzen, waterproof pan, and safety lock behind cock. Stock retained by a single wedge pin. Triggerguard features a pineapple finial, and both the hammer and lockplate are engraved with wheat chaff border scroll, and foliate details on cock. Lockplate signed JOVER JUNr. Upper barrel marked JOVER JUNR NEW BOND STREET LONDON. London proofs struck into the bottom of the barrel below chamber. Oval plate is engraved with the initials RJ. Comes with horn tipped wood ramrod. {ANTIQUE}

Condition
Very Good. Bore is Frosty with patches of patina and oxidation. Metal finish shows some pitting over the barrel that has been polished down with weakened details to triggerguard indicating repolishing. Stock has some handling wear and dents, with a chip to the forward edge of the wedge pin port on right side, and a second chip within ramrod channel. Action functions, as does safety lock.