Main Sale - March 2010 : Sale A1038 Lot 557
A PAIR OF 18-BORE PERCUSSION OFFICERS PISTOLS SIGNED J.C. REILLY, LONDON,

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A PAIR OF 18-BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS SIGNED J.C. REILLY, LONDON,
circa 1840, with 8in. octagonal sighted barrels each signed 'J.C. REILLY LONDON' on the top flat, border and scroll engraved breeches, tangs and back-action locks (both hammer spurs broken off), walnut three-quarter stocks each with chequered butt, border and scroll engraved trigger-guards, white metal escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and iron stirrup ramrods (iron parts heavily discoloured throughout).
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.