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A FINE CASED PAIR OF 23-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS
BY WOGDON & BARTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1795
With signed browned swamped octagonal sighted barrels each with silver fore-sight and engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened detented bevelled locks each with safety-catch and stepped tail and each retained by two side-nails, figured walnut full stocks, swelling flat-sided butts, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-guards with acorn finial, set triggers, original ramrods, one with iron powder measure, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (one hook catch missing) with accessories including brass-mounted leather flask with flint pouch, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark RW
16¼in.
BY WOGDON & BARTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1795
With signed browned swamped octagonal sighted barrels each with silver fore-sight and engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened detented bevelled locks each with safety-catch and stepped tail and each retained by two side-nails, figured walnut full stocks, swelling flat-sided butts, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-guards with acorn finial, set triggers, original ramrods, one with iron powder measure, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (one hook catch missing) with accessories including brass-mounted leather flask with flint pouch, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark RW
16¼in.