Produced by an unknown cutler and dated 1783, this weapon appears to have been made by engineering a very large folding knife, and mounting it to a flintlock pistol at the frame, and then accenting the combination with a set of wire accented wooden grip panels which double as a protector for the lock hardware. Overall length when opened is 27 1/8 inches, with the single edged clip-point blade measuring 12 5/8 inches long with an armorers mark of a goblet bearing a "+" on the left side. Locking is performed by not one but two springs on the spine, one with a square catch near the base of the blade, providing impressive stability and rigidity when open. No makers marks are visible on the exposed portions of the pistol. The wood shows a number of brass wire inlays, a few copper wire inlays, and "bGWF" in copper on the right side.

Good. The barrel has been patched with bronze at the halfway point, and most of the metal surfaces show a mixed brown and gray patina with areas of shallow pitting. A few light nicks are present on the tip and edge of the blade. Wood is fair as repaired, with a filled/mended break in the right panel, smaller repairs on the left, and scattered dings and wire loss. Mechanically good. Writer cannot even recall seeing an example quite like this.