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BY JOHN TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1766-80
Details
A Fine Flintlock Box-Lock Powder-Tester
By John Twigg, London, circa 1766-80
With brass action engraved with first form of signature, brass wheel with engraved sections numbered from '1' to '9', and flat-sided figured walnut butt
6¾in. (15.9cm.)
By John Twigg, London, circa 1766-80
With brass action engraved with first form of signature, brass wheel with engraved sections numbered from '1' to '9', and flat-sided figured walnut butt
6¾in. (15.9cm.)
Literature
J.N. George, English Pistols and Revolvers, p. 77
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, p. 163, plates 147, 148
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, p. 163, plates 147, 148
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.