25th Jun, 2014 10:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 407
 

407

A 25 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY BECKWITH

A 25 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY BECKWITH, SNOWHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 with browned twist octagonal swamped sighted barrel, signed within a gold-lined oval recess at the breech, inscribed 'Snowhill' and 'London' on the respective sides, gold-lined vent, finely engraved tang, signed border-engraved bolted lock fitted with semi-rainproof gold-lined pan, detents, roller and engraved cock, (refinished, restorations), set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, flat-sided walnut butt carved with fine chequering on the top and beneath, engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard engraved with a trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 25.3 cm; 10 in barrel William Andrew Beckwith apprenticed to Wattell Clark in 1785, was free of the Gunmakers Company 1801 and is recorded at Snowhill circa 1802 until his death in 1841.

Sold for £1,800


 
A 25 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY BECKWITH, SNOWHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 with browned twist octagonal swamped sighted barrel, signed within a gold-lined oval recess at the breech, inscribed 'Snowhill' and 'London' on the respective sides, gold-lined vent, finely engraved tang, signed border-engraved bolted lock fitted with semi-rainproof gold-lined pan, detents, roller and engraved cock, (refinished, restorations), set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, flat-sided walnut butt carved with fine chequering on the top and beneath, engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard engraved with a trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 25.3 cm; 10 in barrel William Andrew Beckwith apprenticed to Wattell Clark in 1785, was free of the Gunmakers Company 1801 and is recorded at Snowhill circa 1802 until his death in 1841.