A PAIR OF 70-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS
BY TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1785
A PAIR OF 70-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1785 With plain turn-off barrels, border engraved signed actions, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, flat-sided walnut butts, engraved iron trigger-guards; together with A 50-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOL, SIGNED GAMBLE SENR., WISBEACH, CIRCA 1821-24, with turn-off barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzle, signed action engraved with martial trophies, raised pan, engraved thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt, and silver escutcheon, each with London proof marks Respectively 2½in. (6.3cm.) and 1¾in. (4.5cm.) barrels (3)
A PAIR OF 70-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS
BY TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1785
A PAIR OF 70-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1785 With plain turn-off barrels, border engraved signed actions, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, flat-sided walnut butts, engraved iron trigger-guards; together with A 50-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOL, SIGNED GAMBLE SENR., WISBEACH, CIRCA 1821-24, with turn-off barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzle, signed action engraved with martial trophies, raised pan, engraved thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt, and silver escutcheon, each with London proof marks Respectively 2½in. (6.3cm.) and 1¾in. (4.5cm.) barrels (3)
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