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A Rare 40-Bore Silver-Mounted D.B. Rifled Flintlock PistolBy Robert Wogdon, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1778, Maker's Mark Of John King
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £10,000 inc. premium
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A Rare 40-Bore Silver-Mounted D.B. Rifled Flintlock Pistol
By Robert Wogdon, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1778, Maker's Mark Of John King
By Robert Wogdon, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1778, Maker's Mark Of John King
With octagonal multi-groove rifled barrels engraved 'Wogdon' and 'London' respectively in script along the top flat at the breech and with gold- and silver-lined touch-holes, sunken rib with silver fore-sight, plain tang with back-sight in the sighting groove, flat bevelled detented locks (one cock retaining screw replaced) each signed on a gold-inlaid oval and with gold-lined pan, blued safety-catches and rollers, figured half-stock, butt with swelling pommel and fitted with an iron mount for a shoulder-stock, large silver trigger-guard with acorn finial, silver ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark
27.5 cm. barrels
27.5 cm. barrels








