29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
560
AN 8MM PERCUSSION APACHE PISTOL ‘THE SURE DEFENDER’, NO.173
with German silver sighted barrel engraved ‘The Sure Defender’ on top, fitted on the left with blued steel bayonet and beneath with sprung hammer and folding trigger (action incomplete), and hinged knuckle-duster grip, 10.5 cm overall (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 106.
Sold for £1,900
with German silver sighted barrel engraved ‘The Sure Defender’ on top, fitted on the left with blued steel bayonet and beneath with sprung hammer and folding trigger (action incomplete), and hinged knuckle-duster grip, 10.5 cm overall (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 106.
Auction: The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives, 29th Jun, 2023
