A fine cased pair of 32-bore flintlock duelling pistols

BY JOHN BARTON, 14 HAY MARKET, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A fine cased pair of 32-bore flintlock duelling pistols
By John Barton, 14 Hay Market, London, early 19th century
With signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels engraved with a band of chevron ornament at the rear and each with gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved case-hardened tangs, signed detented case-hardened bevelled locks each with roller, safety-catch, stepped tail, and raised gold-lined pan, and retaining nearly all their original blue on the inner mechanism, figured walnut full stocks, chequered swelling flat-sided butts, engraved blued iron trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, set triggers, blued ramrod-pipes, original ramrods, one with worm and powder measure, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including associated three-way flask, the lid (bruised) with flush-fitting carrying handle and trade label for 1803-1816
15in. (38.2cm.)

拍品專文

John Barton worked in partnership with Robert Wogdon from 1794 to 1803, and remained at the 14 Haymarket address until 1816. The trade label is of the type illustrated in W.Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers, Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, plate 52