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A Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistols

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A Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistols Signed Joseph Manton, London, No. 1276, Mid-19th Century With browned twist octagonal barrels each with silver fore-sight and signed in capitals along the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug and platinum line, a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with scrolling of foliage, border engraved flat locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former signed in capitals, figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) each with horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued border engraved mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrods, and retaining much original finish (2) 22.8 cm. barrels 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

A Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistols Signed Joseph Manton, London, No. 1276, Mid-19th Century With browned twist octagonal barrels each with silver fore-sight and signed in capitals along the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug and platinum line, a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with scrolling of foliage, border engraved flat locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former signed in capitals, figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) each with horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued border engraved mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrods, and retaining much original finish (2) 22.8 cm. barrels 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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Montpelier St Knightsbridge
London
United Kingdom
SW7 1HH
United Kingdom
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Tags: Pistol, Archery Equipment, Antique Arms, Bow, Cap