A 32-bore d.b. flintlock box-lock pistol, a 60-bore d.b. flintlock pistol, probably Liège, a 28-bore d.b. French percussion pistol, and a small Liège percussion blunderbuss

A 32-bore d.b. flintlock box-lock pistol, a 60-bore d.b. flintlock pistol, probably Liège, a 28-bore d.b. French percussion pistol, and a small Liège percussion blunderbuss
18th/19th century, the first signed Barker, the third signed Paufille à Paris
The first with barrels and action of one piece, the latter engraved with rococo foliage and with sliding cut-off on the left side, trigger-guard safety-catch, swelling walnut butt inlaid with silver wire, silver lion and rampart pommel, and associated iron ramrod (worn, jaw screw associated); the second with engraved locks and iron mounts, and moulded full stock (ramrod and cocks replaced); the third, converted from flintlock, signed in gold on the barrel rib, with signed locks, lightly carved full stock, engraved iron mounts, and iron-capped ramrod; the last with three-stage belled brass barrel, engraved back-action lock, three-quarter stock, engraved brass mounts, and iron belt hook (ramrod missing), Liège proof
7¾in. (19.7cm.) to 15¾in. (40cm.) (4)