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Lot 76

A .28 Allen & Thurber Percussion Pocket Pistol, A 120-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Turn-Over Pistol, And A 120-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol
The First No. 31, Circa 1845, The Second By Osborne & Jackson, Circa 1840, The Last Mid-19th Century

24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £307.20 inc. premium

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A .28 Allen & Thurber Percussion Pocket Pistol, A 120-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Turn-Over Pistol, And A 120-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol
The First No. 31, Circa 1845, The Second By Osborne & Jackson, Circa 1840, The Last Mid-19th Century

The first with turn-off barrel, the octagonal breech section numbered beneath, rounded action decorated with scrolling foliage, bar-hammer stamped 'ALLENS PATENT' on one side, and chequered rounded grips; the second with turn-off barrels (areas of light pitting) each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, action engraved with foliage and signed on a scroll on one side, dolphin hammer, folding trigger, chequered figured rounded butt, and vacant silver escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks; the last with turn-off barrel, foliate engraved action, chequered rounded butt, and vacant white-metal escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks (3)
4.9 cm., 4.9 cm. and 4.9 cm. barrels

Footnotes

Osborn & Jackson are recorded at 49 Ellis Street, Birmingham between 1838 and 1845

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