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An Irish 18-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol By Michael Ransford Of Dublin, Mid-18th Century
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
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An Irish 18-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol
By Michael Ransford Of Dublin, Mid-18th Century
By Michael Ransford Of Dublin, Mid-18th Century
With rebrowned two-stage barrel, border engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock (old repairs) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, brass mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant escutcheon, trigger-guard with foliate finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, horned grotesque-mask butt-cap, and later ramrod, Ransford's barrelsmith's mark and indistinct proof marks
18.2 cm. barrel
18.2 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Michael Ransford is recorded in Dublin between 1710 and 1757




