Product Details
T. WILSON & CO, LIVERPOOL
A CASED PAIR OF 40-BORE PERCUSSION OFFICERS PISTOLS, no visible serial numbers,
circa 1850, with browned octagonal twist-iron 8 1/2in. barrels signed 'LIVERPOOL', bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sight to the engraved top-tangs, scroll engraved colour-hardened breech blocks with platinum line, borderline and scroll engraved colour-hardened curved back-action locks signed 'T. WILSON & CO.', scroll engraved slab-sided hammers, walnut three-quarter stocks with chequered bag-shaped butts, oval white-metal escutcheons to the wrists, blued and engraved trigger-guard bows, horn fore-end tips and iron captive horseshoe ramrods, both pistols retaining a remarkable amount of original colour and finish TOGETHER WITH their retailers original mahogany case, compartmented and lined in green baize, parchment trade label inside lid reading 'THO. WILSON & CO, SHEFFIELD PLATE, HARDWARE AND GUN WAREHOUSE, 70 LORD ST., CORNER OF SOUTH JOHN ST. LIVERPOOL' and complete with an earlier three-way flask and a period turn-screw, scissors mould, nipple-key, cleaning rod, cap tin and other sundry accessories, the lid of case bearing a diamond-shaped escutcheon inscribed 'MR POWLESS, SEAFORTH'
Other Notes: This lot is accompanied with a purchase receipt from Mr D Fryer of Lewes, Sussex for the sum of £325 and dated 24 September 1971
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Estimate £3,000-5,000