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A Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy T. Richards Of Birmingham, Circa 1775
27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £900 inc. premium
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By T. Richards Of Birmingham, Circa 1775
By T. Richards Of Birmingham, Circa 1775
With bright turn-off cannon barrels, bright border engraved actions each decorated with rococo ornament and signed on the right side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved on the bow, and swelling flat-sided figured butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles, private Birmingham proof marks and maker's mark (2)
5.7 cm. barrels
5.7 cm. barrels
Footnotes
Thomas Richards of Birmingham is recorded between 1747-84








