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THE FIRST BY THEOPS. RICHARDS, DATED '1804', THE SECOND SIGNED LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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TWO PAIRS OF FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS
THE FIRST BY THEOPS. RICHARDS, DATED '1804', THE SECOND SIGNED LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The first of 40-bore with rifled turn-off barrels, actions each engraved with sporting and martial trophies, and signed 'THEOPS. RICHARDS' on one side, folding triggers, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided walnut butts, and silver escutcheons each engraved 'W. PAYN 1804', London proof mark; the second of 54-bore with turn-off barrels, scroll engraved actions signed 'LONDON', sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, flat-sided walnut butts, and engraved trigger-guards, Birmingham proof marks
Each with 1¾in (4.4cm) barrels (4)
THE FIRST BY THEOPS. RICHARDS, DATED '1804', THE SECOND SIGNED LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The first of 40-bore with rifled turn-off barrels, actions each engraved with sporting and martial trophies, and signed 'THEOPS. RICHARDS' on one side, folding triggers, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided walnut butts, and silver escutcheons each engraved 'W. PAYN 1804', London proof mark; the second of 54-bore with turn-off barrels, scroll engraved actions signed 'LONDON', sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, flat-sided walnut butts, and engraved trigger-guards, Birmingham proof marks
Each with 1¾in (4.4cm) barrels (4)
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