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A Cased Pair Of Liège 32-Bore Percussion Target PistolsNo. 615, Circa 1850
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,120 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Cased Pair Of Liège 32-Bore Percussion Target Pistols
No. 615, Circa 1850
No. 615, Circa 1850
With etched twist octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with fourteen grooves, foliate scroll engraved breeches, tangs each incorporating the back-sight, detented locks, hammers and mounts, the last comprising shaped hinged pommels each drawn-out to a flat diamond-shaped terminal and pivoting open to reveal a cavity for caps, spur trigger-guards, and fore-end caps also forming the ramrod-entry, highly figured maple half-stocks with fluted butts, brass-tipped ramrods, and retaining nearly all their original dull grey finish: in original fitted rosewood case lined in plum velvet with full accessories including flask embossed with a cupid and a stag, representative of the love of hunting, within a suspended cartouche on each side, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon, Liège proof
18.5 cm. barrels
18.5 cm. barrels








