THE FIRST SIGNED NELSON & SONS, LEEDS, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, THE SECOND EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A 54-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A 40-Bore Flemish Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol
The first signed Nelson & Sons, Leeds, second quarter of the 19th Century, the second early 19th Century
The first with signed turn-off barrel mounted with a spring bayonet beneath, foliate engraved action, thumbpiece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and sliding foliate engraved trigger-guard releasing the bayonet, Birmingham proof marks; the second with octagonal barrel numbered '3' and incised with Indian armoury inscription and mounted with a spring bayonet beneath, engraved action (engraving worn), thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, chequered walnut butt, and sliding trigger-guard releasing the bayonet, Lige proof
7in. (19.7cm.) and 9in. (23.5cm.) (2)
The first signed Nelson & Sons, Leeds, second quarter of the 19th Century, the second early 19th Century
The first with signed turn-off barrel mounted with a spring bayonet beneath, foliate engraved action, thumbpiece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and sliding foliate engraved trigger-guard releasing the bayonet, Birmingham proof marks; the second with octagonal barrel numbered '3' and incised with Indian armoury inscription and mounted with a spring bayonet beneath, engraved action (engraving worn), thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, chequered walnut butt, and sliding trigger-guard releasing the bayonet, Lige proof
7in. (19.7cm.) and 9in. (23.5cm.) (2)