Pair of officer's percussion pistols, 14 bore, 1845 (c)

These pistols were made in 1822 and possibly converted from flintlock to percussion in the late 1830s by James Wilkinson and Son. Widely used in India, the model became the standard issue for British officers and Senior Warrant Officers.

The property of General Sir Samuel James Browne (1824-1901), these pistols could have been family heirlooms since he did not join the Bengal Army until 1840.