18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY BARBER; ANOTHER; A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, AND A COPPER POWDER-FLASK
18th/19th Century
The first with cannon barrel, signed engraved box-lock action, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire rococo ornament, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, Private proof marks (the steel parts with light pitting throughout); the second with cannon barrel and box-lock action (heavily pitted, the butt replaced); the third by Ketland & Co., converted from flintlock (worn); and the last with large body embossed in relief (spring missing).
The first 9 7/8in (25.2cm). (4)
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The first with cannon barrel, signed engraved box-lock action, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire rococo ornament, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, Private proof marks (the steel parts with light pitting throughout); the second with cannon barrel and box-lock action (heavily pitted, the butt replaced); the third by Ketland & Co., converted from flintlock (worn); and the last with large body embossed in relief (spring missing).
The first 9 7/8
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