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| Here is our Royal Highland Regiments Pistol. These were issued to the Highland Regiments who were enlisted in service to England in the Seven Years War and later the American Revolution. They vary from the "Murdoch" pistols we are used to seeing as reproductions in that the barrels are round and tapered instead of faceted and instead of a silver oval on the grip there is an engraved rosette. |
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| Here's a view from the left. Notice the simple belt clip instead of the fancy pierced type as seen on the Murdochs? The top of the barrel is marked "RHR" Typically the unit markings would go on top of the barrel and rack markings would go across the wrist of the pistol. |
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| Here you can see the details of the lock markings and the rosette. Most of the original pistols you run into will be marked "Bissell". He operated in Birmingham, so the officially issued Scottish pistols were actually English. Notice the line engraving on the lockplate and cock. The cock has a bevelled edge. |
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