5th Dec, 2012 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
355
A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY ROSS
A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY ROSS, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830
with blued octagonal barrel engraved at the breech and muzzle, scroll-engraved rounded brass action (rubbed), signed 'Ross' on the left and inscribed 'Edinburgh' on the right, blued folding trigger, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, figured walnut butt finely inlaid with silver wire scrolls and engraved silver flowers, the butt fitted with a chased silver lion mask cap, and oval escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'JIT[?' beneath their crest, a horsehead erased
11.4cm; 4 1/2in
Sold for £550
A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY ROSS, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830
with blued octagonal barrel engraved at the breech and muzzle, scroll-engraved rounded brass action (rubbed), signed 'Ross' on the left and inscribed 'Edinburgh' on the right, blued folding trigger, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, figured walnut butt finely inlaid with silver wire scrolls and engraved silver flowers, the butt fitted with a chased silver lion mask cap, and oval escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'JIT[?' beneath their crest, a horsehead erased
11.4cm; 4 1/2in
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 5th Dec, 2012
