30th Jul, 2020 12:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 291
 

291

A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY THOMAS

A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY THOMAS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with cannon barrel, box-lock action signed on a scroll on the left and with rococo ornament on the right, engraved tang, flat-sided walnut butt (restored) and iron trigger-guard engraved with a flower 6.2 cm; 2 1/2 in barrel

Sold for £220


 
A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY THOMAS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with cannon barrel, box-lock action signed on a scroll on the left and with rococo ornament on the right, engraved tang, flat-sided walnut butt (restored) and iron trigger-guard engraved with a flower 6.2 cm; 2 1/2 in barrel