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NOS. 522 AND 523, CIRCA 1811
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FORSYTH & CO.: A VERY FINE PAIR OF ROLLER PRIMER GUN MECHANISMS, COMPLETE WITH PATENT BREECHES
Nos. 522 and 523, circa 1811
Similar to the preceding lot, the primers numbered repsectively '1795 R' and '1796 L', the breeches each inlaid with two gold lines and each with three ante-chambers
4½in. (11.4cm.)
Nos. 522 and 523, circa 1811
Similar to the preceding lot, the primers numbered repsectively '1795 R' and '1796 L', the breeches each inlaid with two gold lines and each with three ante-chambers
4½in. (11.4cm.)
Provenance
The Earl of Plymouth
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 38, plate 94
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 38, plate 9
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 38, plate 9
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.