THE FIRST SIGNED BARKER, NEWARK, CIRCA 1770, THE SECOND EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN 80-BORE FOUR-BARREL FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK 'DUCK'S FOOT' PISTOL, AND A 10-BORE FLINTLOCK MILITIA PISTOL
The first signed Barker, Newark, circa 1770, the second early 19th Century
The first rebuilt from a single-barrelled pistol, with turn-off cannon barrels, signed foliate engraved action, engraved trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with scrollwork in silver wire; the second with foliate engraved lock, full stock, iron and brass mounts, and iron ramrod (minor defects), London proof marks
9¾in. (24.8cm.) and 14¼in. (36.2cm.) (2)
The first signed Barker, Newark, circa 1770, the second early 19th Century
The first rebuilt from a single-barrelled pistol, with turn-off cannon barrels, signed foliate engraved action, engraved trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with scrollwork in silver wire; the second with foliate engraved lock, full stock, iron and brass mounts, and iron ramrod (minor defects), London proof marks
9¾in. (24.8cm.) and 14¼in. (36.2cm.) (2)
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