BY CHARLES MOORE, 77 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, NO. 1190, CIRCA 1830
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A Rare Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Pellet-Lock Duelling Pistols
By Charles Moore, 77 St. James's Street, London, No. 1190, circa 1830
With heavy highly swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with address on the top flat, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with platinum line, platinum-lined maker's stamp, and pierced platinum plug, scroll engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened detented locks each with blued safety-catch, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts (one repaired), gold escutcheons engraved with coronet, arms amd motto, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, horn fore-end caps, original brass-mounted ramrods, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (slight damage, central partition loose) with accessories, the lid with trade label, flush-fitting carrying handle, and circular escutcheon
15in. (38.2cm.)
The arms are probably those of Peter Robert 21st Lord Willoughby De Eresby (1782-1865)
By Charles Moore, 77 St. James's Street, London, No. 1190, circa 1830
With heavy highly swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with address on the top flat, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with platinum line, platinum-lined maker's stamp, and pierced platinum plug, scroll engraved case-hardened tangs each incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened detented locks each with blued safety-catch, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts (one repaired), gold escutcheons engraved with coronet, arms amd motto, engraved blued iron mounts including trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, horn fore-end caps, original brass-mounted ramrods, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (slight damage, central partition loose) with accessories, the lid with trade label, flush-fitting carrying handle, and circular escutcheon
15in. (38.2cm.)
The arms are probably those of Peter Robert 21st Lord Willoughby De Eresby (1782-1865)