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BY FORSYTH & CO PATENT GUN MAKERS, LONDON, NOS. 2449 AND 2450 FOR CIRCA 1820
Details
A rare cased pair of 38-bore Forsyth Patent sliding primer pocket pistols
By Forsyth & Co Patent Gun Makers, London, Nos. 2449 and 2450 for circa 1820
With sighted octagonal barrels each signed in full on the top flat, signed and engraved box-lock actions each with safety-catch behind the hammer, engraved trigger-guards, original ramrods of iron and brass, chequered butts each with silver escutcheon, and traces of original finish (one hammer retaining screw replaced): in a lined and fitted case with some accessories, Birmingham proof marks
6¼in. (15.8cm.)
By Forsyth & Co Patent Gun Makers, London, Nos. 2449 and 2450 for circa 1820
With sighted octagonal barrels each signed in full on the top flat, signed and engraved box-lock actions each with safety-catch behind the hammer, engraved trigger-guards, original ramrods of iron and brass, chequered butts each with silver escutcheon, and traces of original finish (one hammer retaining screw replaced): in a lined and fitted case with some accessories, Birmingham proof marks
6¼in. (15.8cm.)
Literature
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co. Patent Gunmakers 1806-1852, p. 42