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An Unusual .577 Snider Patent Saw-Handled PistolBy T. Sylven, 44 Bedford St., Strand, London, No. 167, Circa 1865
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,785 inc. premium
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By T. Sylven, 44 Bedford St., Strand, London, No. 167, Circa 1865
By T. Sylven, 44 Bedford St., Strand, London, No. 167, Circa 1865
With sighted barrel signed in full along the top, pivoting breech-block engraved 'Snider's Patent' and 'Z.N. No. 167', scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork, figured three-quarter stock, chequered rounded butt with short spur, foliate scroll engraved steel mounts comprising butt-cap and trigger-guard, the former with lanyard ring, and trigger-plate with foliate scroll engraved finial, Birmingham proof marks
17.7 cm. barrel
17.7 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Thomas Sylven is recorded at 44 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London between 1865 and 1880








