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A Cased Irish 40-Bore Percussion Travelling PistolBy James Calderwood, Dublin, Circa 1845
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,280 inc. premium
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By James Calderwood, Dublin, Circa 1845
By James Calderwood, Dublin, Circa 1845
With etched twist sighted barrel engraved 'Dublin' in the sighting groove, breech engraved with a starburst in the sighting groove, blued foliate engraved tang grooved for sighting, blued signed border engraved lock decorated with scrolling foliage, case-hardened dolphin hammer en suite with three bents, varnished figured full stock with chequered rounded butt, the latter with cavities for caps and balls covered by a blued border engraved hinged extension from the barrel tang, silver butt-cap, blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with foliage on the bow, stirrup ramrod, and virtually all its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case for a pair of pistols with some accessories including small brass-mounted flask with bag-shaped body, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (lid escutcheon missing)
6.4 cm. barrel
6.4 cm. barrel








