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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.
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A Rare Brass Bullet-Mould For A Purdey 32-Bore Sporting Rifle, And A Steel Bullet-Mould For A Sporting Rifle
The First No. 4760 For 1852, The Second No. 2888, Mid-19th Century

Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items from the Per T. Norheim Collection
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £480 inc. premium

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A Rare Brass Bullet-Mould For A Purdey 32-Bore Sporting Rifle, And A Steel Bullet-Mould For A Sporting Rifle
The First No. 4760 For 1852, The Second No. 2888, Mid-19th Century

The first of characteristic form, hinged together and with original cord-binding and leather-covered terminal on each arm, one stamped with the serial number, the other scratch engraved 'Sir Peirs Mosten (sic); the second with rectangular head for casting a long conical bullet, retaining its detachable long-handled lead-funnel also forming the sprue-cutter, and its hollow-point tool with turned swelling wooden handle (2)
26.1 cm. and 22 cm.

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Literature:
The first, L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdey, 1996, p. 165. An accessory from a cased single percussion rifle set recorded as sold to Sir Pyers Mostyn of Talacre, Rhyl, Flintshire on 6 August 1852 at a cost of £42.0.0. Sir Pyers Mostyn succeeded as 8th Baronet in 1841. He was a Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff of Flintshire in 1843 and subsequently Deputy Lieutenant of the County

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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.