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A Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Over-And-Under Percussion PistolsSigned Smith & Alden, Mid-19th Century
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,080 inc. premium
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Signed Smith & Alden, Mid-19th Century
Signed Smith & Alden, Mid-19th Century
With case-hardened sighted barrels engraved around the muzzles and with scrolling foliage at the breech, threaded plugs, signed case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs, actions, rounded dolphin hammers, foliate engraved safety-catches and mounts, the last comprising trigger-guards and rounded pommels, the latter each with hinged butt-trap cover engraved with a flowerhead, vacant silver escutcheons, stirrup ramrods with engraved tips, and some original finish: in contemporary relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with vacant circular brass escutcheon and flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks
13.5 cm. barrels
13.5 cm. barrels




