This pistol was made by Thomas Caddell (the First) in 1678.
The butt of the pistol has iron scrolls and is signed on the lock-plate 'Thomas Caddell 1678'. The pistol has a late snaphance lock and is extensively decorated with inlaid plaques and bands of silver and engraving.
A demand from Highlanders for pistols was met in the 17th and early 18th centuries by the town of Doune in Stirlingshire. The distinctive all-metal pistols are the output of families of gunsmiths, in particular the Caddells, who were formerly blacksmiths
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