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Lot 208

Two Continental Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistols, And Three Other Continental Pistols
All 19th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £812.50 inc. premium

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Two Continental Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistols, And Three Other Continental Pistols
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

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