Original British Flintlock Mechanism with Faded Markings Attributed to Ketland & Co. Circa 1800 - Missing Springs British Flare Guns with an original paint deep

with an original paint deep blue finish

and it does not seem to conform to the Bowie style found on these

but we do not know what the purpose is

The helmet is marked Q over the left ear

Original British Flintlock Mechanism with Faded Markings Attributed to Ketland & Co. Circa 1800 - Missing Springs British Flare Guns with an original paint deepOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a Circa 1800 flintlock mechanism that we believe to have been made by Ketland & Co., a famous Birmingham based gunmaker with a long history, having added "& Co." in 1806. It has faded markings on both the tail and under the flash pan, where we can see a clear & Co. marking next to the frizzen spring finial. It is a "trade" style lock, often fitted to private purchase arms, and looks to have seen long