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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.
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A very rare 25-bore percussion 1855 pattern service pistol
Dated 1855

Antique Arms and Armour
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

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A very rare 25-bore percussion 1855 pattern service pistol
Dated 1855

With re-browned sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, and with muzzle-plug marked 'Patented Nov 24 1863', plain tang with back-sight, bright border engraved lock dated above 'Tower' and crowned 'VR' at the tail, figured full stock stamped with inspector's mark one side of the butt and with supplier's name 'R. Heacock' opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts including butt-cap with lanyard ring and stamped 'V' over 'PEI42' on the tang, and stirrup ramrod, Ordnance view and proof marks
20 cm. barrel

Footnotes

See C.H. Roads, The British Soldier's Firearm, 1850-1864, 1964, p. 115

Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 25 July 2007, lot 337

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.