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A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolBy Barbar, Probably James 1, London, Circa 1765
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £720 inc. premium
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By Barbar, Probably James 1, London, Circa 1765
By Barbar, Probably James 1, London, Circa 1765
With three-stage turn-off cannon barrel, action signed on an engraved foliated scroll against a chiselled background on each side, ring-neck cock and steel en suite, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire foliage and rocailles heightened with silver pins (some wire missing, some rust patination overall), Tower private proof marks
8.2 cm. barrel
8.2 cm. barrel
Footnotes
James 1 Barbar, son of Louis 1, was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1742. He was appointed Gentleman Armourer to George II in 1741 and died in 1773








