Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2017 : Sale A0617 Lot 578
B. COGSWELL, LONDON A GOOD PAIR OF 54-BORE PERCUSSION SIDE-HAMMER POCKET-PISTOLS, serial no's. 53,

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B. COGSWELL, LONDON
A GOOD PAIR OF 54-BORE PERCUSSION SIDE-HAMMER POCKET-PISTOLS, serial no's. 53,
circa 1840, with slightly tapering turn-off octagonal 1 3/8in. barrels, bead fore-sights, carved and fenced snails to the engraved breeches, borderline and scroll engraved boxlock side-hammer actions with standing notch rear-sights, the left side of actions signed 'B. COGSWELL, 224 STRAND LONDON', engraved hammer bodies, finely chequered walnut bag-shaped butts with clipped corner rectangular escutcheons at wrists and guarded triggers, both pistols with good finish and colour

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Estimate £800-1,000