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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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A 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol
By R. Welford Of London, Circa 1720-30

Fine Antique Arms & Armour Including An Important Group Of British Firearms
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £765 inc. premium

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A 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol
By R. Welford Of London, Circa 1720-30

With two-stage barrel, plain tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured moulded full stock (chipped beneath the tail of the lock, butt with minor repair on one side at the pommel) with apron around the tang, mounts comprising engraved foliate side-plate, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with foliage, plain trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial, turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and brass-capped wooden ramrod (steel parts with some light surface rust), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of Joseph Clarkson
24.2 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Richard 1 Welford was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1712. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance between 1715 and 1719, and to the East India Company in 1743. The last reference to him is in 1747

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.