March 2009 - Main Sale : Sale 1026 Lot 458
A PAIR OF 54-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED HILL, LONDON,
Product Details
A PAIR OF 54-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED HILL, LONDON,
circa 1820, with 1 1/2in. turn-off barrels each engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzle, scroll engraved actions each signed 'HILL' and 'LONDON', sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, flat-sided walnut butts, engraved trigger-guards (discoloured throughout), Birmingham proof marks, in modern fitted case with iron bullet mould and brass-mounted copper pistol-flask.
Estimate £200-300
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.