A pair of 16-bore percussion officer's pistols
A pair of 16-bore percussion officer's pistols

BY WILLIAM HOLE, BRISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of 16-bore percussion officer's pistols
By William Hole, Bristol, early 19th Century
Converted from flintlock, with browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'Bristol' on the top flat and struck with census number at the breech, scroll engraved case-hardened patent breeches, engraved case-hardened tangs, signed case-hardened scroll engraved bevelled locks each with safety-catch and stepped tail, figured walnut three-quarter stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued iron mounts, silver escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and some original finish, Birmingham proof marks
14½in. (36.8cm.) (2)

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