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AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF 15-BORE BREECH-LOADING SUPERIMPOSED-LOAD FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK BELT PISTOLS
BY ROBERT SHARPE, LONDON, CIRCA 1700
With octagonal turn-off barrels each with moulding at the muzzle and male thread at the rear, octagonal breeches also with moulding, signed in large letters on the top flat and finely engraved with strawberry foliage, the interior of each breech with a centrally mounted pillar, rounded actions finely engraved with strawberry foliage involving a monster's head and an insect escaping from a box, engraved cocks (repaired), revolving pans each with external lever and crescentic steel-spring (one steel a working replacement), heavy rounded figured rootwood butts (one replaced), large rounded pommels finely engraved with a groteque mask and scrolling strawberry foliage involving two monster-heads, each pommel with long tang engraved with beadwork and secured by a screw to the top of the breech, plain triggers forming the rear half of the trigger-guards, the latter (one replaced) each with acanthus finial and engraved on the bow with a bird on its perch, and iron belt hooks, London proof marks
15in. (2)
