A FINE CASED SET OF FLINTLOCK PISTOLS COMPRISING A PAIR OF 18-BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS, AND A 38-BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY HENRY NOCK LONDON, GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 The former with browned twist barrels signed on the rib, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches stamped 'HN Patent' beneath and each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, grooved case-hardened tangs each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened locks (one cock repaired) each decorated with foliage and a sporting trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches, rollers each bearing on a ramp, and blued steel-springs, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts with a plain strip down each side, blued iron mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy suspended from a ribbon on the bow, original iron- and brass-mounted horn-tipped ramrods, and some original finish; the latter (its pair missing) with turn-off barrel, signed border engraved action (cock repaired), sliding stud safety-catch mounted behind the folding trigger and locking the steel, and flat-sided figured walnut butt (minor repair): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted copper three-way flask, the lid with trade label of third type for circa 1789, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 15½in. (39.3cm.) and 6in. (15.2cm.)
A FINE CASED SET OF FLINTLOCK PISTOLS COMPRISING A PAIR OF 18-BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS, AND A 38-BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY HENRY NOCK LONDON, GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 The former with browned twist barrels signed on the rib, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches stamped 'HN Patent' beneath and each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, grooved case-hardened tangs each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened locks (one cock repaired) each decorated with foliage and a sporting trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches, rollers each bearing on a ramp, and blued steel-springs, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts with a plain strip down each side, blued iron mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy suspended from a ribbon on the bow, original iron- and brass-mounted horn-tipped ramrods, and some original finish; the latter (its pair missing) with turn-off barrel, signed border engraved action (cock repaired), sliding stud safety-catch mounted behind the folding trigger and locking the steel, and flat-sided figured walnut butt (minor repair): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted copper three-way flask, the lid with trade label of third type for circa 1789, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 15½in. (39.3cm.) and 6in. (15.2cm.)
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