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A 32-BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOL
BY JOHN BARTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1805
With twist octagonal barrels signed on the breech, silver fore-sight, each breech with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, grooved tang engraved with foliage and incorporating the back-sight, signed bevelled locks each with roller and safety-catch, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and ramrod-entry, and original horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks
14¼in.
BY JOHN BARTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1805
With twist octagonal barrels signed on the breech, silver fore-sight, each breech with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, grooved tang engraved with foliage and incorporating the back-sight, signed bevelled locks each with roller and safety-catch, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and ramrod-entry, and original horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks
14¼in.