30th Jul, 2020 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
297
A 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON
A 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1745-50
with cannon barrel engraved with a scroll of foliage over the breech and signed beneath the pan, the underside with proof marks and the barrelsmith's stamp, engraved tang, side-action lock with rounded cock (steel, steel spring, top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt (small repairs), and silver mounts comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant trophy-of-arms escutcheon and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a scroll terminating in a palmette on the bow
13.5 cm; 5 3/8 in barrel
Sold for £750
A 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1745-50
with cannon barrel engraved with a scroll of foliage over the breech and signed beneath the pan, the underside with proof marks and the barrelsmith's stamp, engraved tang, side-action lock with rounded cock (steel, steel spring, top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt (small repairs), and silver mounts comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant trophy-of-arms escutcheon and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a scroll terminating in a palmette on the bow
13.5 cm; 5 3/8 in barrel
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 30th Jul, 2020
