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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