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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling Or Officer's PistolsBy Noble, London, Circa 1800
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £9,750 inc. premium
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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling Or Officer's Pistols
By Noble, London, Circa 1800
By Noble, London, Circa 1800
With sighted barrels each retaining much of their original browning beneath and signed in script along the sighting flat at the breech, the latter engraved with a line of foliage at the rear, silver fore-sights, case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and engraved with foliage involving a Britannia shield, case-hardened border engraved bevelled detented locks each signed in script, engraved with foliage on the stepped tail and cock, and with blued steel-spring, the internal working parts retaining most of their blued and burnished finish, figured full stocks with swelling chequered butts, the flats along each side left plain, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, blued ramrod-pipes, shield-shaped silver escutcheons each engraved with owner's monogram and with engraved silver crest of Willington above, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and in fine condition, retaining most of their case-hardened and blued finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (compartments loose), one compartment lid ring incomplete) with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask with ribbed body, turnscrew and steel bullet-mould, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, and complete with contemporary blackened canvas travelling cover (some wear), with brass escutcheon engraved 'Francis Willington Esq.re', Tower private proof marks; together with a shot-flask, the leather body inscribed in ink on each side with owner's initials 'FW' (3)
23.5 cm. barrels
23.5 cm. barrels
Footnotes
The maker is probably William Noble recorded at 16 Sweedland Court, Tower Hill, in 1798








