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A PAIR OF 50-BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS
BY EDWARD BOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With swamped turn-off barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo ornament, flowers and foliage (one cock replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts (one repaired), and silver escutcheons engraved with owner's initials JWP; together with an iron barrel key, London proof marks
7½in. (3)
BY EDWARD BOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With swamped turn-off barrels, signed border engraved actions decorated with rococo ornament, flowers and foliage (one cock replaced), engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts (one repaired), and silver escutcheons engraved with owner's initials JWP; together with an iron barrel key, London proof marks
7½in. (3)