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Category - Antique Pistols - Flintlock - Antique Pistols - 1500-1850

Category
Antique Pistols - Flintlock
Antique Pistols - 1500-1850

Antique WHEELER “Tap Action” FLINTLOCK DOUBLE BARREL Superposed .44 Pistol ENGLISH Made LATE 1700s to EARLY 1800s!

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Antique WHEELER “Tap Action” FLINTLOCK DOUBLE BARREL Superposed .44 Pistol

ENGLISH Made LATE 1700s to EARLY 1800s!

Here we present an antique Robert Wheeler Tap Action Over/Under Flintlock Pistol, made circa the late 1700s to early 1800s in Birmingham, England. Robert Wheeler had a shop in London beginning around 1767. The firm was renamed Robert Wheeler & Son in 1813 and remained active until 1830. Wheeler is known to have produced an array of pistols and long guns for government contracts as well as export.

From the time that firearms were introduced, gunsmiths had experimented with various ways to turn those single shot weapons into multi-shot weapons. Prior to the use of “repeating” arms, one of the most successful systems was to use multiple barrels, each with their own load and charge. In Great Britain many pocket pistols were produced with two or for barrels, and sometimes even more.

The downside to most of these early designs was that occasionally all the barrels would discharge at the same time. This low reliability resulted in many problems, none being less than the inability to get off a second shot quickly. The Tap Action solved that problem. This flintlock design usually incorporated two barrels, one over the other. A manually rotated flash chamber in the frame allowed the shooter to fire each barrel individually or fire them at the same time. With the “tap” in the up position, only the flash hole to the upper barrel was exposed to the spark generated by the powder in the pan. With the “tap” in the down position, the flash channel connected to the chamber of the bottom barrel. The lower tap was dished to contain powder, so that after the upper barrel was fired, all you had to do was flip the side lever to reorient the tap, re-cock the pistol, and fire the lower barrel.

The overall condition is very good. Original finish and patina. The action is excellent. The bores are patinated and smooth. The grip is solid. Pre-1813 London proofs.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrels are 3-1/8 inches.

Caliber: .44 Flintlock

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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