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A flintlock box-lock pistol
with brass turn-off barrel, signed brass action engraved with a martial trophy on one side, safety catch, and later chequered walnut butt, by Williams, private Birmingham proof marks, late 18th/early 19th century; and a percussion box-lock pistol converted from flintlock, with turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action, swelling walnut butt, and silver mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plate (repaired), escutcheon, and grotesque mask cap, by E.North, London proof marks, mid-18th century, the first -- 9in. (22.9cm)
with brass turn-off barrel, signed brass action engraved with a martial trophy on one side, safety catch, and later chequered walnut butt, by Williams, private Birmingham proof marks, late 18th/early 19th century; and a percussion box-lock pistol converted from flintlock, with turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action, swelling walnut butt, and silver mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plate (repaired), escutcheon, and grotesque mask cap, by E.North, London proof marks, mid-18th century, the first -- 9in. (22.9cm)