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A 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY J. ADAMS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, C
A 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY J. ADAMS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with cannon barrel, signed rounded breech engraved with trophies-of-arms, rounded cock (the upper portion missing), walnut butt, silver mounts cast and chased with rococo ornament including pommel decorated with a lion on a rampart, trophy-of-arms side-plate, and escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest (worn throughout, losses) 29.5cm; 11 5/8in Joseph Adams is recorded in Birmingham circa 1767-1813.
A 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY J. ADAMS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with cannon barrel, signed rounded breech engraved with trophies-of-arms, rounded cock (the upper portion missing), walnut butt, silver mounts cast and chased with rococo ornament including pommel decorated with a lion on a rampart, trophy-of-arms side-plate, and escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest (worn throughout, losses) 29.5cm; 11 5/8in Joseph Adams is recorded in Birmingham circa 1767-1813.
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