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A PAIR OF 40-BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS
BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 3134 FOR 1804
Converted from flintlock, with browned twist octagonal scratch rifled barrels, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line, and pierced platinum plug, engraved case-hardened tangs each with prominent back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliage and with engraved blued safety-catch, engraved hammers each with detachable nose (one hammer a working replacement, hammer spur repaired), figured walnut half-stocks (some bruising), chequered butts, border engraved blued iron mounts including pommel-caps and trigger guards, the latter decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much original finish (some surface rust overall)
15in. (38.1cm.) (2)
BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 3134 FOR 1804
Converted from flintlock, with browned twist octagonal scratch rifled barrels, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line, and pierced platinum plug, engraved case-hardened tangs each with prominent back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliage and with engraved blued safety-catch, engraved hammers each with detachable nose (one hammer a working replacement, hammer spur repaired), figured walnut half-stocks (some bruising), chequered butts, border engraved blued iron mounts including pommel-caps and trigger guards, the latter decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much original finish (some surface rust overall)
15in. (38.1cm.) (2)