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Lot 582

A Pair Of Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Of Small-Bore, And An Indian 40-Bore Percussion Pistol Of British Service Type
The First Signed Pritchard, All Mid-19th Century

1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Pair Of Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Of Small-Bore, And An Indian 40-Bore Percussion Pistol Of British Service Type
The First Signed Pritchard, All Mid-19th Century

The first with turn-off barrels, foliate scroll engraved rounded actions each signed on one side at the breech, thumbpiece safety-catches, folding triggers, chequered figured rounded butts each with flat ovoidal pommel set with a vacant oval silver escutcheon, and vacant diamond-shaped escutcheons (iron parts russet overall), Birmingham proof marks; the second with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with five grooves, foliate engraved tang, flat lock and hammer, figured full stock (fore-end split and repaired), brass mounts of regulation type including butt-plate with fixed ring for suspension, and stirrup ramrod (iron parts with some rust patination) (3)
3.4 cm. barrels and 21 cm. barrel

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