Lot Essay
John Bass was in partnership with John Twigg from 1788 to 1790, and on his own between 1790 and 1794, the year of his death
BY JOHN BASS, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
Details
A Flintlock Box-Lock Powder-Tester
By John Bass, London, circa 1790
With brass action signed below swags, brass wheel with engraved sections numbered from '1' to '8', exposed trigger, and flat-sided figured walnut butt
5 7/8in. (14.9cm.)
By John Bass, London, circa 1790
With brass action signed below swags, brass wheel with engraved sections numbered from '1' to '8', exposed trigger, and flat-sided figured walnut butt
5 7/8in. (14.9cm.)
Special notice
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