
This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in



Lot 149
A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Turn-Off PistolsBy Brueton, Probably Thomas of Birmingham, Circa 1775
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,024 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Arms and Armour specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot


Client Services (UK)
Shipping (UK)
A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Turn-Off Pistols
By Brueton, Probably Thomas of Birmingham, Circa 1775
By Brueton, Probably Thomas of Birmingham, Circa 1775
With cannon barrels numbered '1' and '2' respectively, breeches numbered to correspond, border engraved actions each signed within a scroll on both sides, foliate engraved tangs, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured swelling butts each decorated with silver wire scrollwork and flowerheads, cast and chased silver mounts comprising foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's monogram above a flower-head, and grotesque mask butt-caps, Tower private proof marks (2)
13.5 cm. barrels
13.5 cm. barrels
Footnotes
Thomas Brueton is recorded in Birmingham at 93 High Street between 1769 and 1781 and at Prospect Row between 1775 and 1781




