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A 50-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pocket PistolBy R. Garroad, London, Circa 1730
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £960 inc. premium
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By R. Garroad, London, Circa 1730
By R. Garroad, London, Circa 1730
With two-stage cannon barrel, breech engraved 'London' and with a panel of foliage behind, foliate engraved tang, border engraved action signed beneath the steel spring, figured globose butt with foliate apron around the tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising side-plate and trigger-guard both decorated with foliage, and border engraved fore-end plate extending back to form the trigger-plate (iron parts with some rust patination), London proof marks and indistinct maker's mark
4.6 cm. barrel
4.6 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Robert Garroad was apprenticed to Francis Smart in 1714. He was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1722 and was elected Master in 1740








