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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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An Unusual Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Early 19th Century

Antique Arms & Armour
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £600 inc. premium

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An Unusual Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Early 19th Century

Of box-lock pistol form, the body engraved with a martial trophy on each side and with a garland on one side, the rectangular pan with gutter-shaped extension on the left fitted with a sprung iron sconce held in the closed position by the steel and designed to flip up with a lighted candle on firing (top jaw and screw replaced), exposed trigger, threaded bipod, and partly chequered walnut butt with raised flat oval on each side and sparsely inlaid with silver wire
13.2 cm.

Footnotes

Provenance:
Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection, sold in these Rooms 28 November 2007, lot 85

Literature:
G. de Vries and B.J. Martens, The Visser Collection ..., 2007, vol. 1, part 4, cat. no. 1045, pp. 816-817

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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.