A Sharp-patent .22(S) four-barrelled deringer by Tipping & Lawden, no. 1370
The barrels with some blued finish, the silvered body with Tipping & Lawden/Sharp's Patent engraved on the left side, the butt with gutta percha grips moulded with bold foliate-scrollwork
2½in. barrels, Birmingham Black Powder proof
And a Belgian 7mm revolver
No serial number visible
The circular barrel with sighting-flat and blade-foresight, the frame with loading-gate on the right side (arbor-pin and ejector-rod missing), folding trigger, the butt with chequered two-piece wooden-grips
1½in. barrel, Belgian Black Powder proof
(2)
2½in. barrels, Birmingham Black Powder proof
And a Belgian 7mm revolver
No serial number visible
The circular barrel with sighting-flat and blade-foresight, the frame with loading-gate on the right side (arbor-pin and ejector-rod missing), folding trigger, the butt with chequered two-piece wooden-grips
1½in. barrel, Belgian Black Powder proof
(2)
Sold for
£87
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The hammer nose and mainspring of the Tipping & Lawden pistol have been removed, but it appears to be otherwise intact
Category: Arms and Armour / Sporting Guns
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