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An 18-Bore Brass-Mounted Flintlock PistolBy John Probin Of Birmingham, Late 18th Century
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,020 inc. premium
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By John Probin Of Birmingham, Late 18th Century
By John Probin Of Birmingham, Late 18th Century
With sighted barrel engraved with a line of foliage at the breech and signed along the sighting flat, grooved engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with safety-catch, figured full stock (fore-end repaired), border engraved mounts comprising shaped flat side-plate decorated with a trophy of arms, escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, spurred pommel with a martial trophy on each side, and trigger-guard with acorn finial and a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod (steel parts with some rust patination), private Birmingham proof marks
23 cm. barrel
23 cm. barrel




