A RARE PAIR OF D.B. FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOLS with turn-off side-by-side barrels each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, signed actions engraved with trophies of arms (mainsprings missing), thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels (one locking pin incomplete, one top jaw and screw replaced), folding triggers with some original blue, and flat-sided chequered walnut butts each with vacant silver escutcheon (one butt perhaps a working replacement), signed Smith, London, Birmingham proof marks, circa 1820 | Christie's

拍品 306

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A RARE PAIR OF D.B. FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOLS with turn-off side-by-side barrels each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, signed actions engraved with trophies of arms (mainsprings missing), thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels (one locking pin incomplete, one top jaw and screw replaced), folding triggers with some original blue, and flat-sided chequered walnut butts each with vacant silver escutcheon (one butt perhaps a working replacement), signed Smith, London, Birmingham proof marks, circa 1820

細節

A RARE PAIR OF D.B. FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOLS with turn-off side-by-side barrels each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, signed actions engraved with trophies of arms (mainsprings missing), thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels (one locking pin incomplete, one top jaw and screw replaced), folding triggers with some original blue, and flat-sided chequered walnut butts each with vacant silver escutcheon (one butt perhaps a working replacement), signed Smith, London, Birmingham proof marks, circa 1820
6 1/8in. (2)

來源

E.J. Churchill Collection, Orange Street Gunworks, London W.C.2