9inch sighted octagonal brass barrel engraved J. HARDING, BOROUGH - LONDON. THOMAS FOLEY ESQUIRE CAPTAIN RN on the top flat, border engraved stepped and bolted lock signed J. HARDING and engraved with a flash behind the pan and a small stand of arms under the bolt, full stocked with chequered wooden grip, hallmarked silver trigger guard London 1818 and with maker's mark MB (Moses Brent), horn topped wooden ramrod. Sir Thomas Foley GCB joined the Royal Navy in 1770 serving in the West Indies, Cape St Vincent and Gibraltar and then The Battle of Saintes. He served as Flag-Captain during the French Revolutionary War then was assigned to HMS Goliath under Nelsons command in the Mediterranean. It was at the Battle of the Nile that HMS Goliath played an important role in securing victory for Nelson by manoeuvring between the French fleet and the shore, a move that encouraged four ships to follow and was pivotal in deciding the action. After that point Foley's position as one of Nelson's "Band of Brothers" was firmly secured. Neat repair to fore-end.