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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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A Flintlock Sporting Gun Of Unusually Small Bore
By Bate, London, Circa 1775

Antique Arms and Armour
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Flintlock Sporting Gun Of Unusually Small Bore
By Bate, London, Circa 1775

With two-stage sighted barrel, octagonal breech signed on a foliate silver panel on the top flat, and inlaid with engraved silver foliage on the three top flats behind the turned girdle, gold lines and large gold-lined touch-hole, tang finely engraved with foliage and a cornucopia of flowers, later engraved flat bevelled lock inscribed 'Bate' and with safety-catch, rainproof pan and roller, finely figured half-stock carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, chequered grip with a circle in the centre of each diamond, skeleton butt, finely engraved steel mounts comprising pierced butt-plate (some pitting), trigger-guard with a sporting trophy and foliage on the bow, trigger-plate with scallop shell finial, border engraved vacant silver escutcheon and steel barrel-bolt escutcheons, steel fore-end cap engraved with a starburst and also forming the ramrod-entry, and horn ramrod
61.4 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Edward Bate was a noted maker of air weapons. For an example with a similar skeleton stock see Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 23

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.