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A CASED PAIR OF 20-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS
BY SAMUEL BRUNN, SWORD CUTLER AND GUN MAKER, NO. 55 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
With lightly swamped octagonal browned twist sighted barrels engraved '55 Charing Cross London', signed case-hardened patent breeches each with gold line and gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened detented bevelled locks each with safety-catch, roller, and engraved stepped tail, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, shield-shaped silver escutcheons engraved with initials JM, engraved silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted case with accessories including three-way flask covered in red leather, the lid with illustrated trade label and flush-fitting carrying handle engraved 'Captain J. Mills, 11th Light Drag.s', Tower proof marks
15½in.
BY SAMUEL BRUNN, SWORD CUTLER AND GUN MAKER, NO. 55 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
With lightly swamped octagonal browned twist sighted barrels engraved '55 Charing Cross London', signed case-hardened patent breeches each with gold line and gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened detented bevelled locks each with safety-catch, roller, and engraved stepped tail, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, shield-shaped silver escutcheons engraved with initials JM, engraved silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted case with accessories including three-way flask covered in red leather, the lid with illustrated trade label and flush-fitting carrying handle engraved 'Captain J. Mills, 11th Light Drag.s', Tower proof marks
15½in.