THE FIRST BY BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1760, THE SECOND MID-19TH CENTURY
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A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A 70-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol
The first by Benjamin Griffin, Bond Street, London, circa 1760, the second mid-19th Century
The first with turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1', signed border engraved action decorated with foliage (cock replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt (some surface pitting, some engraving refreshed, pommel replaced), London proof marks; the second with chequered walnut butt, Birmingham proof marks
7¼in. (18.4cm.) and 6¾in. (17.2cm.) (2)
The first by Benjamin Griffin, Bond Street, London, circa 1760, the second mid-19th Century
The first with turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1', signed border engraved action decorated with foliage (cock replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt (some surface pitting, some engraving refreshed, pommel replaced), London proof marks; the second with chequered walnut butt, Birmingham proof marks
7¼in. (18.4cm.) and 6¾in. (17.2cm.) (2)
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