March 2009 - Main Sale : Sale 1026 Lot 457
A PAIR OF 140-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF POCKET PISTOLS WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND LOCKS, ALMOST CERTAINLY FRENCH,
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A PAIR OF 140-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF POCKET PISTOLS WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND LOCKS, ALMOST CERTAINLY FRENCH,
second half of the 18th century, with 1 3/8in. three-stage cannon barrels, octagonal breech sections, rounded locks each with faint signature (one cock replaced), walnut half-stocks, iron mounts including spurred pommels (iron parts discoloured), in a fitted wooden case with iron bullet mould and brass-mounted copper pistol-flask.
Estimate £300-500
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.