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Lot 208
Two Continental Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistols, And Three Other Continental PistolsAll 19th Century
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £812.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistTwo Continental Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistols, And Three Other Continental Pistols
All 19th Century
All 19th Century
The first with brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle and originally fitted with a spring bayonet beneath and a ramrod on one side (both missing), the latter (action defective, top jaw, screw and trigger missing) engraved with a differing martial trophy on each side, thumb piece safety-catch also locking the steel, trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, and figured rounded butt (chipped on the right of the tang) partly chequered down the back, with a raised oval on both sides and sparsely inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some wear overall); the second of similar form and entirely of steel (bayonet and thumb piece safety-catch missing), and figured rounded butt chequered along the back (surface rust patination); a Continental 32-bore flintlock box-lock pocket pistol with engraved action (steel, top jaw, screw and ramrod missing, figured butt loose and damaged, surface rust overall); a 32-bore flintlock pistol with brass barrel (worn overall, ramrod missing); a small Italian 32-bore percussion pistol, converted from flintlock, with two-stage barrel decorated with brass panels engraved with foliage, engraved cock (action defective), figured full stock (some splits and damage), and full engraved brass mounts (ramrod missing, some surface rust); together with the remains of an 18th century flintlock pistol (6)
The first 13.5 cm. barrel
The first 13.5 cm. barrel








