22nd Mar, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
264
A Pair of 19th Century 40 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistols by Joseph Manton, London, each with 6.5cm turn-off round steel barrel bearing traces of bluing and engraved around the muzzle with leaf tips, no visible proof marks, signed cylindrical box lock with slide safety, concealed trigger and chequered walnut bag butt, 16cm, in an oak case, the hinged cover inset with brass roundel and with brass screwheads to the border, the inner cover set with maker's paper label, lined in green velvet and fitted with accessories including a copper powder flask, a turnkey with lignum vitae handle, a steel barrel key and bullet mould
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,800 - £2,200
Actions work, hold at full and half cock. Black patching to the metalwork. Barrels with marks where they have been turned off. One barrel with traces of bluing, this pistol also has an indented mark to each side of the neck of the hammer, with small pinhead size marks to the underside and a wrench mark to the barrel. Each pistol has small chips to the grip where the lock fits and with bruising to the pommel. There are no proof marks to the barrels.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 22nd Mar, 2023
The sale will offer a good Private Collection of 19th Century Pistols, including fine pair of 19th Century 28 Bore Percussion Saw Handled Duelling/Target Pistols by Edward London and a U.S. Colt Model 1851 Navy Six Shooter. They are joined by interesting medal groups, including a Second World War Group awarded to Sergeant George Nattrass, a survivor of the Battle of Arnhem, which are sold alongside a published account of his experiences in the Battle (READ MORE). Further highlights include an Edwardian Officer's Dress Sporran to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and a good selection of edged weapons from Private Collections.
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