Lot Essay
Wogdon pocket pistols appear to have been produced in very limited numbers
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BY ROBERT WOGDON, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
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A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By Robert Wogdon, London, circa 1780
With turn-off barrels, one numbered '1', signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo shells, flowers and foliage, trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided figured walnut butts (minor bruising) each with a wax seal on the left side (iron parts with some discolouration), London proof marks
7¼in. (18.4cm.) (2)
By Robert Wogdon, London, circa 1780
With turn-off barrels, one numbered '1', signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo shells, flowers and foliage, trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided figured walnut butts (minor bruising) each with a wax seal on the left side (iron parts with some discolouration), London proof marks
7¼in. (18.4cm.) (2)
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