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Lot 182

A Continental Flintlock Powder-Tester, And A Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Both Early 19th Century

23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £812.50 inc. premium

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A Continental Flintlock Powder-Tester, And A Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Both Early 19th Century

The first of box-lock pistol form with plain action, circular indicator wheel acting against a spring, numbered from '1' to '10' and made in one with a curved anvil of circular section fitting against the muzzle, trigger-guard, and chequered rounded butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses) along the back; the second of similar form, with border engraved action (bipod missing), and chequered rounded butt inlaid with silver wire along the back (2)
15.5 cm. and 14 cm.

Footnotes

For similar examples sold in these Rooms, see Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection, 28 November 2007, lots 74 and 80

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