Ketland Flintlock Pistol Frame

[hunting deer]

Found this Friday eve and spent yesterday looking online for info. I think this is a flintlock pistol frame minus the barrel which were removable. I think it is possibly colonial and was called "Ketland". It has "London" on one side and "Ketland" on the other. I'll add photo's of intact pistols for comparison.

Also got a shield nickle with rays, three buttons and buggy nameplate dated 1884. Good Hunting

 

[coinman123]

Congrats on such a historical piece, I would dream of finding a colonial flintlock gun, all I find are the round balls that they shot though. Can you imagine that the pirates used similar kind of guns?

Coinman123,

 

[P@tch]

awesome finds!!!!!!

 

[hunting deer]

Thanks I didn't realize there were so many different types of early pistols. Its pretty beat up but I can still imagine what it might have looked like.

 

[jgoetz4]

Nice find When I was a utility inspector back in Baltimore, MD, in 1990, I found an English Naval officers' Twig pistol while working on the Camden Yards stadium site, that dated to around 1765 or so. I had to turn it in, since it was state property. X rays showed it was loaded. When I find the pics of the gun, I'll post them.
UPDATE:
I found an x-ray pic of the pistol and a letter I received from the archaeologist thanking me for my contribution to archaeology. I'll scan and post later tomorrow.
Here is the x-ray pic that was sent to me, along with a letter, after the pistol had been stabilized, about 3 months after I found it.
I do have 1 or 2 pics of the pistol after it was somewhat restored. Not sure where they are, however. Thanks for looking