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A 25-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Turn-Off PistolBy James Barbar, London, Circa 1750
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,640 inc. premium
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By James Barbar, London, Circa 1750
By James Barbar, London, Circa 1750
With three-stage cannon barrel numbered '2' at the breech, shaped foliate engraved tang, border engraved action (cock associated), the breech engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, signed below the steel-spring and numbered '2', and engraved 'London' on the upper side, moulded figured butt (repaired) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with a scallop shell above, and engraved spurred pommel with human mask cap within a border of shells and scrolls, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow (some rust patination overall), London proof marks
15 cm. barrel
15 cm. barrel
Footnotes
James 1 Barbar was apprenticed to his father Lewis in 1714, was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1722, and elected Master in 1742. He was appointed Gentleman Armourer to King George II in 1741 and died in 1773
For a very similar pistol see Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 212




