Lot Essay
A similar pocket knife pistol by Unwin & Rodgers was included in Property from the Gaines de Graffenried Family: A Texas Collection, Christie's East 19 June 2001
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CIRCA 1860
Details
A .31 UNWIN & RODGERS POCKET-KNIFE PISTOL
Circa 1860
Of standard configuration with 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm.) octagonal brass barrel, bullet mould, butt trap, iron tweezers, horn grips (chips and losses) folding marked with maker's name
17 cm. (6 3/4 in.)
See illustration
Circa 1860
Of standard configuration with 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm.) octagonal brass barrel, bullet mould, butt trap, iron tweezers, horn grips (chips and losses) folding marked with maker's name
17 cm. (6 3/4 in.)
See illustration
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