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TWIGG, LONDON
A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF 25-BORE FLINTLOCK ALL-BRASS SASH-PISTOLS WITH SPRUNG BAYONETS, no visible serial numbers,
circa 1780, with 7in. slightly swamped round barrels, integral border and trophy engraved squared boxlock actions signed in a central ellipse 'TWIGG' on the left hand side and 'LONDON' on the right, centrally mounted border engraved hammer and frizzens, engraved sliding iron safes to the top-tang behind the hammers, walnut slab-sided butts with bevelled edges, large silver oval escutcheons to the wrists engraved with swags and drapes beneath a pair of armoured arms brandishing a battle-axe and further engraved with the initials 'D.A.', engraved iron trigger-guard bows with rolled edges (cleaned, mild pitting), also containing a further trigger for release of the under barrel-mounted, triangular cross-section sprung bayonets and brass side-ribs and thimbles with original mahogany horn-tipped ramrods with worm tips
Provenance: The vendor's research has established that this pair of pistols belonged to the noble Anstruther family, and most likely to The Hon. David Leslie Anstruther. He was the second son of Sir Alexander Anstruther, later Lord Newark. He received his commission in the Bengal Army on 1st January 1778 and had been promoted to Lieutenant by October of the same year. He resigned his commissioned in May 1794 although his rank on leaving is not known. He had married Mary Donaldson (of Allachie) in 1780 and she survived him by two years. Anstruther died circa 1825 and was resident at Huntsmore Park, Buckinghamshire at the time.
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Estimate £4,000-6,000