BY WILLIAM SHAW, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1830
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A CASED PAIR OF 38-BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS
BY WILLIAM SHAW, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1830
CONVERTED FROM FLINTLOCK, WITH BLUED TURN-OFF BARRELS NUMBERED 1 AND 2, EACH ENGRAVED WITH A BAND OF FOLIAGE AT THE MUZZLE, SIGNED ACTIONS ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE, BLUED FOLDING TRIGGERS, FLAT-SIDED FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS, AND SILVER ESCUTCHEONS ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS 'JB' (REFINISHED OVERALL): IN LINED AND FITTED VENEERED CASE WITH ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BARREL KEY, BULLET MOULD, AND SYKES FLASK, THE LID WITH TRADE LABEL OF WILLIAM HENRY TISDALL, 40 DIGBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM FOR 1868-1873, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS
5½IN. (13.9CM.)
BY WILLIAM SHAW, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1830
CONVERTED FROM FLINTLOCK, WITH BLUED TURN-OFF BARRELS NUMBERED 1 AND 2, EACH ENGRAVED WITH A BAND OF FOLIAGE AT THE MUZZLE, SIGNED ACTIONS ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE, BLUED FOLDING TRIGGERS, FLAT-SIDED FIGURED WALNUT BUTTS, AND SILVER ESCUTCHEONS ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS 'JB' (REFINISHED OVERALL): IN LINED AND FITTED VENEERED CASE WITH ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BARREL KEY, BULLET MOULD, AND SYKES FLASK, THE LID WITH TRADE LABEL OF WILLIAM HENRY TISDALL, 40 DIGBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM FOR 1868-1873, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS
5½IN. (13.9CM.)