A rare highland flintlock belt pistol formed entirely of steel by Innes & Wallace, Edinburgh, cir

A rare highland flintlock belt pistol formed entirely of steel by Innes & Wallace, Edinburgh, circa 1800 with sighted barrel formed with swamped faceted muzzle, inlaid with three punched engraved brass bands enclosing a signed brass oval, gold vent, signed blued lock, gold-lined pan (cock replaced), finely engraved half-stock and lobe-butt decorated with beaded lines and bands of leaf ornament in the English style, inlaid with a punched silver line around the pommel, the Prince of Wales's feathers and the Royal motto 'Ich Dien' in silver on the comb, the escutcheon engraved with the initials 'R.C.' or 'R.G' above 'Fencibles', the pommel engraved with radiating leaf ornament enclosing a silver rondel chased with an expanded flower-head, engraved trigger-guard, plain belt hook, original ramrod, and retaining traces of original blued finish throughout 29.8 cm ; 11.75in Innes & Wallace worked in Edinburgh circa 1795-1802. The pair to this pistol was sold Sotheby's New York, 1st June 1991, lot 403.