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Lot 356*,Y
A Cased 32-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Belt PistolBy S. Nock, London, Circa 1850
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £765 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Cased 32-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Belt Pistol
By S. Nock, London, Circa 1850
By S. Nock, London, Circa 1850
With octagonal sighted barrel signed along the top flat and engraved around the muzzle, border engraved case-hardened breech decorated with foliage on the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened tang plate with back-sight, action and dolphin hammer decorated en suite, the former with safety-catch, chequered figured rounded butt with ovoidal butt-trap with hinged circular cover engraved with a flower-head, foliate engraved trigger-guard, vacant white-metal escutcheon, belt-clip retaining traces of blueing, stirrup ramrod, and traces of case-hardening (some old rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with brass-mounted powder-flask, ramrod, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks
8 cm. barrel
8 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Samuel Nock was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1863, and is recorded at 43 Regent Street, London between 1823 and 1852








