BY JOHN 1 RICHARDS, STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1775-80
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A Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By John 1 Richards, Strand, London, circa 1775-80
With three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with flowers and foliage (cocks and steels not a pair), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses, iron parts with light pitting and discolouration), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark
7¾in. (19.7cm.) (2)
By John 1 Richards, Strand, London, circa 1775-80
With three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with flowers and foliage (cocks and steels not a pair), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and flat-sided figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses, iron parts with light pitting and discolouration), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark
7¾in. (19.7cm.) (2)
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