A Fine Pair Of 22-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By John Twigg, London, London silver hallmarks for 1763
With slightly swamped two-stage barrels (one with traces of original blued finish, the other reblued) each with turned girdle and silver spider fore-sight, the top of each octagonal breech with gold-lined maker's stamp in the Spanish manner, shaped foliate engraved tangs, flat bevelled locks each retained by two side-nails and with stepped tail and first form of signature (one cock repaired, jaw-screws and one steel all expertly replaced), figured walnut full stocks (minor bruising) carved in relief with a shell behind each barrel tang, flat-sided butts, engraved silver trigger-guards with first pattern acorn finial, engraved close-set silver ramrod-pipes, and one original horn-tipped bone ramrod with worm (the other ramrod replaced, one pistol with some areas of pitting), London proof marks, silver maker's mark JA
13¼in. (33.7cm.) (2)
A Fine Pair Of 22-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By John Twigg, London, London silver hallmarks for 1763
With slightly swamped two-stage barrels (one with traces of original blued finish, the other reblued) each with turned girdle and silver spider fore-sight, the top of each octagonal breech with gold-lined maker's stamp in the Spanish manner, shaped foliate engraved tangs, flat bevelled locks each retained by two side-nails and with stepped tail and first form of signature (one cock repaired, jaw-screws and one steel all expertly replaced), figured walnut full stocks (minor bruising) carved in relief with a shell behind each barrel tang, flat-sided butts, engraved silver trigger-guards with first pattern acorn finial, engraved close-set silver ramrod-pipes, and one original horn-tipped bone ramrod with worm (the other ramrod replaced, one pistol with some areas of pitting), London proof marks, silver maker's mark JA
13¼in. (33.7cm.) (2)
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