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A 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol, And Another Of 54-BoreThe First Signed Archer, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1784, The Second Signed Sharpe, London, Circa 1815
29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £525 inc. premium
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The First Signed Archer, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1784, The Second Signed Sharpe, London, Circa 1815
The First Signed Archer, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1784, The Second Signed Sharpe, London, Circa 1815
The first with turn-off brass cannon barrel, border engraved brass action signed on a foliate scroll over each side (top jaw and screw replaced), sliding trigger-guard safety-catch originally engraved with a flower-head on the bow, later figured rounded butt with original silver grotesque mask butt-cap, and vacant silver escutcheon (some wear and pitting), private Birmingham proof marks; the second with turn-off brass barrel, brass action stamped 'Sharpe' and 'London' within an oval against crossed banners over each side (cock replaced, thumbpiece safety-catch missing), trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt (some wear overall), private Birmingham proof marks (2)
6.4 cm. and 6.3 cm. barrels
6.4 cm. and 6.3 cm. barrels
Footnotes
Thomas Archer and John Sharpe were Birmingham makers who marked their firearms 'London'




