#naval weapon

These types of pistols were designed for Naval officers during the 18th century when a sailor's life was very hard and far from happy. These fearsome pistols were meant to deter mutiny which history tells was a far too common event at the time. Eventually, in the late 1790s, the entire British Fleet committed mutiny at Spithead bringing sweeping changes to the daily life of a British sailor aboard a ship.

A cosh was much feared by men in the 18th and 19th centuries as it was used by the Royal Navy more specifically by a press gang to force men to join the navy. If the situation got nasty, which happened quite often, the knife was used to defend oneself.

Overall length - 103cm

Naval officers dirk, early 19th century

This 1/2- pounder gun was made between 1746-1755 by Dutch master gunfounder Jan Verbruggen at Enkhuizen. He is best known for his work in the foundry at Woolrich, England where he cast guns for the British during the American Revolution.

Via reddit

Sabre des marins de la Garde impériale / Saber of the Sailors of the Imperial Guard, French 1804-1815 made in Klingenthal