"Pair Of Flintlock Pistols - London, United Kingdom - Eighteenth Century"
Pair of flintlock pistolsLondon, United Kingdom
18th century
Steel, brass, wood
Length: 15; Barrel length: 6 cm; Cal: 13 mm
Eight-sided barrels, rifled, chased on the muzzle with palm fronds and hallmarked three times on the underside.
Brass cases, engraved with standard trophies and signed: "FOREST" on the left side and "LONDON" on the right side. Chiselled palm friezes on the underside.
Engraved screw heads.
Retractable trigger tails.
Wooden crossbars, finely squared.
Lion head caps.
Item number: 3632
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