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A Very Rare Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy William Newton Of Grantham, Late 18th Century, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Charles Freeth
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,792 inc. premium
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A Very Rare Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By William Newton Of Grantham, Late 18th Century, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Charles Freeth
By William Newton Of Grantham, Late 18th Century, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Charles Freeth
With turn-off cannon barrels, breeches each engraved on both sides with a flower-head, border engraved actions (cocks replaced) each signed on a rococo scroll over both sides, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, rocailles, and a trophy, and silver grotesque-mask butt-caps, William Newton's barrelsmith's mark and proof mark (2)
5.7 cm. barrels
5.7 cm. barrels
Footnotes
William Newton was the nephew and successor of Edward Newton following the latter's death in 1764. Robert Wogdon, John Twigg and Joseph Manton were all apprenticed to Edward, however firearms by William are almost unheard of. W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back in their Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, p. 85 cite 'When Edward Newton died, he left his business to his nephew William, whose signature we have located on only one gun'




