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Lot 4249ANTIQUE

A cased pair of English percussion officer's pistols by Tatham

18 November 2013, 10:00 PST
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A cased pair of English percussion officer's pistols by Tatham

Each with 8 inch round barrel in .65 caliber smoothbore; breeches marked Tatham 37 Charing Cross. Swivel ramrods. Scroll-engraved and casehardened patent breeches. Scroll-engraved and sighted tangs. Scroll-engraved and casehardened locks signed Tatham; half-cock safeties. Engraved and blued triggerguards with pineapple finials. Varnished walnut stocks with checkered, bag-shaped grips. Silver wrist and barrel wedge escutcheons. Complete with green baize-lined case; lid with brass escutcheon inscribed Hy. Smith, Esqre./2nd Bucks Hussars. Interior of lid with trade label reading Army Business/Military Cap and/Accoutrement Makers./B-ught of Moore & Co. from/late Bicknells & Moore,/Town Manufacturers of Hats, Cats, $'c/39 St. James's Street/Opposite the Guards Club House. Accessories include cleaning/loading rod with jag and three cavity brass powder flask.
Condition: Very good. Barrel showing generous traces of brown finish. Locks retain much darkened casehardening. One cock repaired. One triggeruguard with 50% blue, the other with slight traces. Sound stocks showing scattered light marks. Exterior of case re-varnished. Lining showing wear, staining and some tears with some looseness/minor losses to some partitions. Label with foxing and minor tears.
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Note: Henry Tatham the younger, 1821-60, London.


By 1803 there were three Yeomanry Regiments in the Buckinghamshire area collectively known as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry. This lasted until 1827 when the 1st and 3rd Regiments were disbanded and the 2nd Regiment was only kept in existence by being privately funded by the Duke of Buckingham. In 1845, Queen Victoria conferred the title "Royal" on the Regiment, changing the unit's name to The 2nd Royal Bucks Regiment of Yeomanry.

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