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BY WILLIAM JOVER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
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A Pair Of 26-Bore Flintlock Pistols
By William Jover, London, circa 1780
With earlier Continental browned sighted two-stage barrels each struck with a mark, 'BN' in a rectangle, on the top flat of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating the back-sight, signed cased-hardened flat bevelled locks each with stepped tail and small dog catch for each cock, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-end tip repaired), chequered butts with a dot in the centre of each diamond, engraved iron mounts retaining traces of original blued finish and including trigger-guards each with acorn finial, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (not a pair)
15¾in. (40cm.) (2)
By William Jover, London, circa 1780
With earlier Continental browned sighted two-stage barrels each struck with a mark, 'BN' in a rectangle, on the top flat of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating the back-sight, signed cased-hardened flat bevelled locks each with stepped tail and small dog catch for each cock, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-end tip repaired), chequered butts with a dot in the centre of each diamond, engraved iron mounts retaining traces of original blued finish and including trigger-guards each with acorn finial, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (not a pair)
15¾in. (40cm.) (2)
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