A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS with two-stage brass barrels slightly swamped at the muzzles, octagonal breeches engraved with rococo ornament and flowerheads, silver fore-sights, engraved tangs, signed border engraved bevelled flat brass locks engraved with a trophy of arms and rococo ornament, figured walnut full stocks (minor bruising, one fore-end split) carved with a shell behind the barrel tangs, full cast and chased mounts including pierced trophy of arms side-plates, vacant trophy of arms escutcheons, engraved trigger-guards with acorn finial, grotesque mask butt-caps, and horn-tipped ramrods (one ramrod-pipe missing), by King, London, London proof marks, circa 1770