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BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1860
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A pair of 32-bore percussion dress pistols of Highland type
Birmingham, circa 1860
With etched five-stage barrels (some wear) turned at the muzzle, white-metal patent breeches, scroll engraved white-metal locks each with safety-catch (one hammer replaced), white-metal three-quarter stocks engraved with roses, foliage, scrollwork and thistles, 'ram's horn' pommels, button triggers, prickers with stylized thistle heads (one replaced), and turned iron ramrods (one later), Birmingham proof marks
11in. (27.9cm.) (2)
Birmingham, circa 1860
With etched five-stage barrels (some wear) turned at the muzzle, white-metal patent breeches, scroll engraved white-metal locks each with safety-catch (one hammer replaced), white-metal three-quarter stocks engraved with roses, foliage, scrollwork and thistles, 'ram's horn' pommels, button triggers, prickers with stylized thistle heads (one replaced), and turned iron ramrods (one later), Birmingham proof marks
11in. (27.9cm.) (2)