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A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Pistols
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A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Pistols By J. Probin Of Birmingham, Late 18th Century With rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels each signed in capitals along the top flat and with silver fore-sight, breeches each decorated with a line of beadwork at the rear, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and with safety-catch at the stepped tail, border engraved cocks and steels, rollers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each with large pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods, each with iron worm: in later lined and fitted wooden case (central compartment loose), with steel bullet-mould and patch-cutter, Birmingham proof marks 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker appears to be John 2 Probin. For more information see Brian Godwin, John Evans and David Williams, 'The Probin Gunmakers of 18th-Century Birmingham', Man At Arms, Vol. 38, No. 1, February 2016, pp. 14-23 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Pistols By J. Probin Of Birmingham, Late 18th Century With rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels each signed in capitals along the top flat and with silver fore-sight, breeches each decorated with a line of beadwork at the rear, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and with safety-catch at the stepped tail, border engraved cocks and steels, rollers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each with large pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods, each with iron worm: in later lined and fitted wooden case (central compartment loose), with steel bullet-mould and patch-cutter, Birmingham proof marks 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker appears to be John 2 Probin. For more information see Brian Godwin, John Evans and David Williams, 'The Probin Gunmakers of 18th-Century Birmingham', Man At Arms, Vol. 38, No. 1, February 2016, pp. 14-23 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
Antique Pistols: Two English Private Collections
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London
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SW7 1HH
United Kingdom
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