Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 462
A 25-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL SIGNED BARBER, LONDON

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A 25-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL SIGNED 'BARBER, LONDON'
circa 1800, with 10in re-browned octagonal barrel, silver inlaid foresight, top-flat engraved 'LONDON', ball engraved band at the breech, notch rearsight on the border, trophy and shell engraved tang, bevelled edge, slightly curved border engraved lock-plate with stepped tail, signed 'BARBER' in script (feint), sliding hammer safety, roller frizzen and semi-waterproof pan, walnut full-stock with bag-shaped pommel, shield escutcheon to wrist engraved with a nine-star depiction of the American flag, iron furniture including a shell and pillar triggerguard with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon for the single side-nail and replacement rammer (discoloured and mild pitting to iron parts)
Estimate £800-1,200