Product Details
WOGDON
A CASED PAIR OF 28-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS,
with 10in. re-browned swamped octagonal barrels signed 'WOGDON LONDON' toward the breeches, silver fore-sights, gold-lined touch holes, border and scroll engraved tangs, each incorporating the rear-sights, border engraved flat bevelled locks, each signed 'WOGDON' and with sliding safety on the stepped tail, roller frizzens (one main spring broken, possible re-conversions), figured walnut full stocks with white metal barrel-bolt escutcheons, re-blued iron mounts, spurred triggerguards, spurs possibly later, each with an acorn finial, pommels with scrollwork, ramrods with worms, one with horn tip, the other with steel tip with powder measure, possible replacement lock screws, in a re-lined oak case, the lid with central brass escutcheon and brass handle
Estimate £5,000-7,000
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.