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A 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol With Spring BayonetSigned R. Gill, Richmond, Circa 1820
29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £600 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol With Spring Bayonet
Signed R. Gill, Richmond, Circa 1820
Signed R. Gill, Richmond, Circa 1820
With turn-off barrels, the top one retaining traces of original blueing along one side, and fitted with a spring bayonet (spring missing) beneath, border engraved action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side (tap retaining screw replaced), thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (spring replaced), sliding trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, figured flat-sided butt, and vacant silver escutcheon (some light pitting), Birmingham proof marks
6.8 cm. barrels
6.8 cm. barrels
Footnotes
A Robert Gill is recorded at Masset Place, Richmond, Yorkshire between 1821 and 1827




