A FINE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL with signed blued octagonal barrels, the upper one sighted, scroll engraved breeches and tang, engraved platinum plugs, signed scroll engraved case-hardened locks each with blued external mainspring, chequered figured walnut butt, scroll engraved silver trigger-guard and pommel, the latter with vacant gold cap, small vacant gold escutcheon, and no provision for a ramrod, retaining most of its original finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green velvet, with accessories, the lid with trade label, by Joseph Egg, No. 1 Piccadilly, London, silver maker's mark EB, No. 3088, circa 1830

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A FINE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL with signed blued octagonal barrels, the upper one sighted, scroll engraved breeches and tang, engraved platinum plugs, signed scroll engraved case-hardened locks each with blued external mainspring, chequered figured walnut butt, scroll engraved silver trigger-guard and pommel, the latter with vacant gold cap, small vacant gold escutcheon, and no provision for a ramrod, retaining most of its original finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green velvet, with accessories, the lid with trade label, by Joseph Egg, No. 1 Piccadilly, London, silver maker's mark EB, No. 3088, circa 1830
6 1/8in.
Literature
Wilfrid Ward, 'The Under and Over Pistols of Durs and Joseph Egg', p. 30

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