John Silk. Drop-Down Pans.

John Silk 

Gun Maker

Dublin.

The Drop-Down Pan.

             One of a pair of duelling pistols made by John Silk with the drop-down pan feature.

                                     Gold washed drop-down pan and gold touch hole c. 1805

                This feature making the cleaning and removal of the touch-hole much simpler.
             
The inventor of this system is not known but John Silk and either Thomas or John Pattison of Dublin have work utilising this system. It may well be an Irish invention by either of the aforementioned gunmakers? (research ongoing)

                                    Please refer to our older posts with respect to John Silk.

                                   Our appreciation to the owner for the use of photography.

  John Silk originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

* John Silk  listed F. Carroll. Irish Gunsmiths and Sword Cutlers. The Irish
Sword Vol.III No.10 1957.

                                                    Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk