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Lot 75*

A Flintlock Powder-Tester
Early 19th Century

24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£500 - £650

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A Flintlock Powder-Tester
Early 19th Century

Of box-lock pistol form, with brass action engraved with a vacant oval against a martial trophy and foliage on one side, and with a Britannia shield centred on foliage on the other, border engraved arms carrying the indicator wheel acting against a spring, graduated from '10' to '25' on one side and with integral dolphin-shaped anvil fitting against the muzzle, exposed trigger, and figured flat-sided butt (repaired)
14.5 cm.

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Provenance
Thomas Del Mar Ltd. In association with Sotheby's, London Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 14 December 2005, lot 120

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