Main Sale - March 2010 : Sale A1038 Lot 459
A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK VOLUNTEER PISTOL OF NEW LAND PATTERN TYPE,
Product Details
A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK VOLUNTEER PISTOL OF NEW LAND PATTERN TYPE,
early 19th century, with 9in. barrel marked 'S.V.C.', flat bevelled border engraved lock (mechanism at fault) with 'GR' cypher, walnut full stock (extensive repairs) with raised apron around the barrel-tang, brass mounts (trigger-guard tang cracked through), and original brass-capped ramrod (iron parts pitted throughout), London proof marks.
Estimate £150-250
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.