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A Rare Welsh 150-Bore Three-Barrelled Flintlock Box-Lock Tap-Action PistolBy T. Rees, Dowlas, Circa 1800
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare Welsh 150-Bore Three-Barrelled Flintlock Box-Lock Tap-Action Pistol
By T. Rees, Dowlas, Circa 1800
By T. Rees, Dowlas, Circa 1800
With turn-off barrels numbered from '3' to '5', the bottom barrel fitted with a spring bayonet, border engraved breeches numbered to correspond, action signed within an oval against foliage on one side and a martial trophy on the other, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a flowerhead on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, private Birmingham proof marks
5 cm. barrels
5 cm. barrels
Footnotes
This maker appears to be unrecorded. Dowlais is near Merthyr Tydfil




