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Queen Anne pistols are a type of breech-loading flintlock pistol known as a turn-off pistol, in which the chamber is filled from the front and accessed by unscrewing the barrel. Another distinguishing feature of the design is that the lock-plate and the breech section (chamber) of the firearm are forged as a single piece.
Queen Anne's Revenge, flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard; Queen Anne's War, the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession; Queen Anne pistol, a style of flintlock pistol with a 'turn-off' or screw-off barrel allowing it to be breach-loaded with a tight-fitting ball, popular in Britain during her reign.
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Princess Anne has spoken about Queen Camilla in a new documentary. The 73-year-old royal is one of several commenters in the 90-minute film—Charles III: The Coronation—which gives a behind the ...
The pocket pistol originated in the mid-17th century as a small, concealable flintlock known as the Queen Anne pistol, the coat pistol, or the pocket pistol.This was used throughout the 18th century, evolving from a weapon reserved for the wealthy to a common sidearm in broader use as more and more manufacturers made them by the start of the 19th century.
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Upon the death of Anne's only surviving child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, in July 1700, King William III became concerned with the succession. William believed it was imperative that the crown should go to Sophia, Electress of Hanover, or her descendants, should Anne die without child. He wrote to Harley and summoned him to an audience ...