Main Sale - March 2010 : Sale A1038 Lot 553
UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD A 140-BORE PATENT NON*XLL PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL,
Product Details
UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD
A 140-BORE PATENT 'NON*XLL' PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL,
mid-19th century, with 3 3/4in. octagonal white metal sighted barrel signed 'UNWIN & RODGERS PATENTEES. SHEFFIELD' and 'NON*XLL', iron frame with white metal bolsters, 3 5/8in. folding locking blade, folding trigger, dark horn grip-scales each with chequered panel (some small cracks and chips, iron parts with some surface corrosion), Birmingham proof marks.
Estimate £500-700
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.