A Rare Pair Of 140-Bore Irish All-Steel Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By W.m & J.n Rigby, Dublin, circa 1824
With turn-off barrels, signed actions with three bents and characterisic border and scroll engraving, and each with folding trigger, the top of the actions with a slotted back-sight, the nipples each with cap-retaining spring, the pommels pierced to form a barrel key (small chip from each hammer nose)
4½in. (11.4cm.) (2)
A Rare Pair Of 140-Bore Irish All-Steel Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By W.m & J.n Rigby, Dublin, circa 1824
With turn-off barrels, signed actions with three bents and characterisic border and scroll engraving, and each with folding trigger, the top of the actions with a slotted back-sight, the nipples each with cap-retaining spring, the pommels pierced to form a barrel key (small chip from each hammer nose)
4½in. (11.4cm.) (2)
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