Or possibly, his brother, William Davison, since George died in 1827, which might be a little before this one, and his widow carried on the business after he passed away, either as a partner, or under the direction of his brother.



I am still researching the family, but it sounds like the business was operated in both Alnwick and Newcastle, with no mention being found so far after 1841.


Nice twist barrel, and engraving here and there. With the always handy captive ramrod.

And what drew me to it first… .50 caliber! Perfect for solving problems in Georgian England.


While I love this one, it definitely makes me appreciate what we have available today for a carry pistol!

Bill R

Handsome work of firearm art

Beautiful! Amazing that the screws have engraving. How did you come by such a piece of history?

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Originally posted by randyman:
Beautiful! Amazing that the screws have engraving. How did you come by such a piece of history?

Kind of dumb on my part…. I was looking for another example of an early 19th century pocket pistol, and I didn’t think out the description on the GB ad.

It’s a little big for a pocket pistol, but more importantly it has a belt clip, which would pretty much indicate it was not designed for carry in a pocket.

Still an utterly cool pistol, and a good example of an early personal protection carry gun.

Bill R

There is some more information on this site:- https://www.northumberlandarch...of-alnwick-part-one/
Also the Barry Davison on this page is a decedent of the Davisons of Alnwick, and might have more information:-https://63epr.com/the-team-players/

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