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A Fine Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By John Twigg, London, London silver hallmarks for 1784
With signed swamped browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with a broad gold line engraved with beadwork at the rear of the breech and gold-lined touch-hole (some surface rust and loss of finish), blued back-sights, finely engraved case-hardened tangs, flat detented locks with moulded border and third form of signature, roller, blued steel-spring, safety-catch also locking the steel, gold-lined pan, and original blued finish on the internal working parts, figured walnut full stocks (minor bruising) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, deeply chequered butts with a dot in the centre of each diamond, finely engraved silver mounts including spurred pommels with stepped cap, and trigger-guards with pineapple finial, blued set triggers, blued trigger-plates, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, engraved silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (chipped and cracked, old repairs) with accessories including three-way flask covered in mottled leather, the lid with illustrated trade label of Samuel Nock, No. 180 Fleet Street, London, for 1806-22 (some damage to lining and label), the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle engraved with owner's name 'Mr. Middleton', London proof marks, silver maker's mark of Michael Barnett
15¼in. (38.7cm.)
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