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BY T. RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1770
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A Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols
By T. Richards, Birmingham, circa 1770
With three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo ornament, engraved sliding trigger safety-catches, swelling flat-sided figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses), and silver grotesque mask pommels (steels refaced, top jaws and screws replaced), Birmingham proof marks
9.1/8in. (23.2cm.) (2)
By T. Richards, Birmingham, circa 1770
With three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo ornament, engraved sliding trigger safety-catches, swelling flat-sided figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses), and silver grotesque mask pommels (steels refaced, top jaws and screws replaced), Birmingham proof marks
9.1/8in. (23.2cm.) (2)