James Farmer was a Birmingham gunmaker and Ordnance, East India Company, and Company of Merchants contractor and later partnered with Samuel Galton. This pistol features a rounded "banana" profile lock with the Georgian cipher at the center, "FARMER/1745" vertically at the tail, double line borders, and a "crown/broad arrow" mark below the bridled priming pan. The smoothbore barrel has "IF" on the left and Ordnance proofs on top. The furniture is brass. The wood ramrod also has a brass tip. The stock has the swelled profile at the entry point, shaped tear drop flats, and a raised plateau around the barrel tang. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection

Very good with mottled gray and brown patina and mild pitting on the lock and barrel, attractive aged patina on the brass, and mostly distinct markings. The refinished stock is good and has some cracks and small chips and general light scratches and dings. Mechanically fine.