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THE FIRST CIRCA 1820, THE SECOND NO. 3411, CIRCA 1827
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FORSYTH & CO.: A FLINTLOCK MECHANISM FOR A SPORTING GUN, AND A PAIR OF BACK-ACTION PERCUSSION GUN LOCKS
The first circa 1820, the second No. 3411, circa 1827
The first with safety-catch, detent, rainproof pan, and large roller, decorated with characteristic engraving and signed 'Forsyth & Co. Patent'; the second also with characteristic engraving, and signed in similar fashion
22n. (12.7cm.) and 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) (3)
The first circa 1820, the second No. 3411, circa 1827
The first with safety-catch, detent, rainproof pan, and large roller, decorated with characteristic engraving and signed 'Forsyth & Co. Patent'; the second also with characteristic engraving, and signed in similar fashion
22n. (12.7cm.) and 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) (3)
Literature
(The first) W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 48, plate 39
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 41, plate 32
(The second) W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 65, plates 41-42
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 48, plates 36 a, b
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 41, plate 32
(The second) W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 65, plates 41-42
D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, p. 48, plates 36 a, b
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