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A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pocket PistolsBy Benjamin Griffin, Circa 1740
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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By Benjamin Griffin, Circa 1740
By Benjamin Griffin, Circa 1740
With three-stage cannon barrels, border engraved breeches each signed in script along the top, engraved waisted tangs, border engraved actions with chiselled external steel-springs beneath the pans, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and moulded figured swelling butts each carved with a shell behind the barrel tang (some refinishing), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark (2)
4.6 cm. barrels
4.6 cm. barrels








