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CIRCA 1840
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A CASED PAIR OF BELGIAN 40-BORE PERCUSSION PISTOLS
CIRCA 1840
With swamped tapering twist octagonal sighted barrels each cut with mulitgroove rifling, scroll engraved breaches, engraved tangs each incorporating a rear-sight, scroll engraved locks each retaining some original blued finish, walnut half-stocks each with chequered butt and carved with a shell on the fore-end, engraved iron mounts including spurred trigger-guard, each retaining some original blued finish, set triggers and white metal escutcheons, Liege proof, in unlined fitted mahogany case with some accessories
9½in. (24cm.) barrels
CIRCA 1840
With swamped tapering twist octagonal sighted barrels each cut with mulitgroove rifling, scroll engraved breaches, engraved tangs each incorporating a rear-sight, scroll engraved locks each retaining some original blued finish, walnut half-stocks each with chequered butt and carved with a shell on the fore-end, engraved iron mounts including spurred trigger-guard, each retaining some original blued finish, set triggers and white metal escutcheons, Liege proof, in unlined fitted mahogany case with some accessories
9½in. (24cm.) barrels