THE FIRST BY WILLIAM 1 WILSON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1789, THE SECOND BY HENRY NEW, BIRMINGHAM, THE LAST SIGNED LOWE, CHESTER, BOTH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A 60-Bore D.B. Flintlock Box-Lock Tap-Action Pistol, A 90-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another Of 40-Bore
The first by William 1 Wilson, London, Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1789, the second by Henry New, Birmingham, the last signed Lowe, Chester, both early 19th Century
The first with (later ?) side-by-side turn-off barrels numbered '10' and '11', signed engraved action (cock, steel, and tap-lever replaced), engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, engraved trigger-guard, swelling flat-sided figured walnut butt, silver shield-shaped escutcheon, and silver lion and rampart pommel, London proof marks, silver maker's mark of Charles Freeth; the second with turn-off barrel retaining some original blued finish, signed engraved action marked 'London', raised pan, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, figured walnut butt chequered along the spine, and silver escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks; the last similar (folding trigger mechanism defective), Birmingham proof marks
51/8in. (13cm.) to 83/8in. (21.2cm.) (3)
The first by William 1 Wilson, London, Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1789, the second by Henry New, Birmingham, the last signed Lowe, Chester, both early 19th Century
The first with (later ?) side-by-side turn-off barrels numbered '10' and '11', signed engraved action (cock, steel, and tap-lever replaced), engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, engraved trigger-guard, swelling flat-sided figured walnut butt, silver shield-shaped escutcheon, and silver lion and rampart pommel, London proof marks, silver maker's mark of Charles Freeth; the second with turn-off barrel retaining some original blued finish, signed engraved action marked 'London', raised pan, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, figured walnut butt chequered along the spine, and silver escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks; the last similar (folding trigger mechanism defective), Birmingham proof marks
51/8in. (13cm.) to 83/8in. (21.2cm.) (3)
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