ID a scottish gunmaker

bunglebear

Hi, All First time here, I wanted to delv into the knowledge pool of enthusiasts. I have scottish Snaphaunce pistol dated 1626..ish not very clear with the initials JB on the side (see picture) Is there anywhere I can find a list of gunmakers from 17th century or are there any enthusiasts out there who will know the maker of it. Any info is much appreciated.

link to picture below
http://www.gasstop.co.uk/gun.jpg



The larger image can be obtained from the link.

Spider7115

Bill Curtis at AntiqueGuns dot com should be able to help. He's a published authority on antique UK weaponry and I believe his father was once the British Royal Armorer. He frequents the "Pre-1899" forum.

rhmc24

I posted info on the AntiqueGuns forum. You can send the picture of the JB ident to my Gun Broker profile if you prefer.

bunglebear

Thanks RHMC I have put a better picture on antiqueguns.com