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Lot 138
A Flintlock Powder-TesterBy Gardner Of Newcastle, Early 19th Century
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£500 - £700
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By Gardner Of Newcastle, Early 19th Century
By Gardner Of Newcastle, Early 19th Century
Of box-lock pistol form, with brass action and short barrel, the former lightly engraved with a martial trophy on one side, large steel indicator wheel with sprung release lever and internal return spring, one side with scale numbered from '1' to '8', and engraved 'Gardner N Castle' on the other, integral anvil fitting against the muzzle, trigger-guard engraved with a foliate diamond-shaped panel, and figured flat-sided butt coarsely cut within chequered during its working life
15.2 cm.
15.2 cm.
Footnotes
John Gardner is recorded in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, between 1797 and 1837








