A 100-BORE PERCUSSION SAW-HANDLED TARGET PISTOL

BY JOSEPH SAUNDERS, LOUGHBOROUGH, CIRCA 1850

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A 100-BORE PERCUSSION SAW-HANDLED TARGET PISTOL
By Joseph Saunders, Loughborough, circa 1850
With browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed on the top flat and cut with twelve grooves, scroll engraved case-hardened patent breech, scroll engraved case-hardened tang incorporating the adjustable back-sight, signed scroll engraved detented lock, walnut half-stock (probably reduced from full), chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including spur trigger-guard with stylised pineapple finial, and set trigger (ramrod missing)
13in. (35cm.)