The differences between the two are subtle – slightly different butt shape and barrel shape, and slightly different lock size and action parts. The names indicate that the Post Office pistol was post 1834, the other earlier. There were bits for two pistols, they were not identical- the Post Office stamped one was by J Harding and Son and the other was just Harding, both of Borough in London. J Harding was the official contractor to the Post Office and made many brass barrelled blunderbusses and brass barreled coach pistols for the mail coaches, plus it would seem, a very (?) few pocket pistols for Postmen on foot. One stock, barrel and lock plate were fine – fortunately the one with the Post Office stamps as that is a very rare pistol. I bought a pile of bits at a Bonham’s Auction for a pretty exorbitant price and they sat in the tin box they came in for a year or so.
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