BY THOMAS ARCHER, BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1780
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A Pair Of 90-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By Thomas Archer, Birmingham, circa 1780
With turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions with rococo designs, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (one with minor losses), Birmingham proof marks
6in. (15.2cm.) (2)
By Thomas Archer, Birmingham, circa 1780
With turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions with rococo designs, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (one with minor losses), Birmingham proof marks
6in. (15.2cm.) (2)