VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol, A 54-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pistol, And Another, Of 38-Bore
18TH/19TH CENTURY, EACH PROBABLY LIÈGE
Details
A 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol, A 54-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pistol, And Another, Of 38-Bore
18th/19th Century, Each Probably Liège
The first with swamped octagonal barrel and action of one piece, the latter engraved with birds (ramrod and top jaw and screw missing), thumbpiece safety-catch, and chequered flattened butt inlaid with silver wire on the spine; the second with brass barrel and action of one piece; the third converted from flintlock, with turn-off cannon barrel (nipple missing), engraved action, and globose butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls
9¼in. (23.5cm.) to 8in. (20.3cm.) (3)
18th/19th Century, Each Probably Liège
The first with swamped octagonal barrel and action of one piece, the latter engraved with birds (ramrod and top jaw and screw missing), thumbpiece safety-catch, and chequered flattened butt inlaid with silver wire on the spine; the second with brass barrel and action of one piece; the third converted from flintlock, with turn-off cannon barrel (nipple missing), engraved action, and globose butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls
9¼in. (23.5cm.) to 8in. (20.3cm.) (3)