THE FIRST SIGNED PURDEY, LONDON, THE SECOND SIGNED G. & J. DEANE, LONDON, EACH MID-19TH CENTURY
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A 50-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A 90-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Turn-Over Pocket Pistol
The first signed Purdey, London, the second signed G. & J. Deane, London, each mid-19th Century
The first with turn-off barrel, signed scroll engraved action (tang incomplete), engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt (minor chip), silver escutcheon, and later barrel key, London proof marks; the second with turn-off barrels, signed scroll engraved action, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, folding trigger (mechanism worn), chequered walnut butt, silver escutcheon, and engraved silver butt-cap, Birmingham proof marks
53/8in. (13.6cm.) and 6in. (15.1cm.) (3)
The first signed Purdey, London, the second signed G. & J. Deane, London, each mid-19th Century
The first with turn-off barrel, signed scroll engraved action (tang incomplete), engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt (minor chip), silver escutcheon, and later barrel key, London proof marks; the second with turn-off barrels, signed scroll engraved action, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, folding trigger (mechanism worn), chequered walnut butt, silver escutcheon, and engraved silver butt-cap, Birmingham proof marks
53/8in. (13.6cm.) and 6in. (15.1cm.) (3)
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