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CIRCA 1800
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A Rare French Set Of Armourer's Tools
Circa 1800
Of burnished steel, comprising hammer, pricker, bore-scraper, worm, extractor, and pierced tapering octagonal handle fitting the last three items, each tool screwing into a vice clamp terminating in a turnscrew, the hammer forming the head of the clamp-screw
6¼in. (15.8cm.)
Circa 1800
Of burnished steel, comprising hammer, pricker, bore-scraper, worm, extractor, and pierced tapering octagonal handle fitting the last three items, each tool screwing into a vice clamp terminating in a turnscrew, the hammer forming the head of the clamp-screw
6¼in. (15.8cm.)
Literature
H.L. Blackmore, Guns and Rifles of the World, plate 823, p. 102
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.