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Lot 162
A 18-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger D.B. Carriage PistolBy King, Possibly John 3, London, Circa 1780
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge£1,500 - £2,000
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A 18-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger D.B. Carriage Pistol
By King, Possibly John 3, London, Circa 1780
By King, Possibly John 3, London, Circa 1780
With plain barrels, foliate engraved tang decorated with a starburst in the sighting groove, gold-lined touch-holes, flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, cocks en suite, figured half-stock, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'IT'
18 cm. barrels
18 cm. barrels
Footnotes
The barrelsmith's mark is probably that of John Twigg




