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BY JOHN INNES, PLYMOUTH, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1783
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A pair of 55-bore flintlock box-lock pistols
By John Innes, Plymouth, Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1783
With turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions (one top jaw replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, swelling walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's initials, and silver grotesque mask caps (some wear overall), Tower private proof marks, silver maker's mark of Charles Freeth
8in. (21.3cm.) (2)
By John Innes, Plymouth, Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1783
With turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions (one top jaw replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, swelling walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's initials, and silver grotesque mask caps (some wear overall), Tower private proof marks, silver maker's mark of Charles Freeth
8in. (21.3cm.) (2)