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Lot 353
A Rare Cased Pair Of 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Side-By-Side Tap-Action PistolsBy Whateley, Probably For John Or Henry Whateley Of Birmingham, Circa 1800
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,812.50 inc. premium
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A Rare Cased Pair Of 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Side-By-Side Tap-Action Pistols
By Whateley, Probably For John Or Henry Whateley Of Birmingham, Circa 1800
By Whateley, Probably For John Or Henry Whateley Of Birmingham, Circa 1800
With turn-off barrels each engraved around the muzzle and numbered respectively from nothing to '3', border engraved part octagonal breeches numbered to correspond, border engraved actions each signed against a martial trophy on one side and decorated with a further martial trophy on the other, large rectangular pairs, thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, trigger-guards each with an engraved flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts: in their lined and fitted oak case with accessories including three-way powder-flask with leather-covered body, turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with trade label of William Bond, 59 Lombard Street, London for circa 1810-1846, the exterior of the lid with reeded edges and flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks
6.6 cm. barrels
6.6 cm. barrels
Footnotes
Provenance
W. Keith Neal Collection, C72
Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 299
Literature
W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p.133, pl. 499








