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W. TURVEY, LONDON
AN 18-BORE FLINTLOCK SILVER-MOUNTED PISTOL, MODEL 'QUEEN-ANNE', no visible serial number,
circa 1765, with multi-stage iron 5 1/4in. turn-off cannon barrel (frozen), the top of breech signed 'W. TURVEY' within an engraved border, the underside of breech with London proofs, makers stamp and 'LONDON', separate engraved swamped top-tang, rounded side-hammer boxlock action (top-jaw, screw and frizzen spring absent), sliding trigger-bow safe, figured walnut butt with bulbous pommel fitted with a silver grotesque mask butt-cap, carved apron around the top-tang and carved tear-drops, engraved and moulded silver rococo escutcheon at wrist, and silver carved and pierced sideplate featuring a martial stand of flags
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Estimate £700-900