Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

504
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET
PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY
with blued octagonal sighted barrels cut with fourteen
grooves, recessed breeches, shaped breech tangs
incorporating the back-sights, stepped flush-fitting locks,
figured walnut half-stocks carved with scrolling foliage over
the fore-ends, fluted butts, steel mounts comprising
spurred trigger-guards with terminals of shaped outline,
and butt-caps with baluster finials, German silver barrel bolt
escutcheons, and with no provision for a ramrod: in their
original fitted case veneered with hardwood and lined in
plum velvet (areas of wear), and retaining a full compliment
of accessories including bullet-mould, wrench and later
powder-flask
40cm; 15N in
£3000-4000
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505
A PAIR OF BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS,
LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY
each with etched twist rifled turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved
box-lock actions with off-set hammers, folding triggers,
fluted ebonised butts, and engraved butt-caps (one butt
chipped and repaired)
14.5cm; 5K in
(2)
£400-500
506
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET
PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840
with browned twist turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved boxlock
actions decorated with a further spray of foliage and
the owner’s initials on the tangs, folding triggers, and
swelling rootwood butts; and AN ENGLISH PERCUSSION
POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA
1840, with turn-off barrel, engraved box-lock action, flatsided
walnut butt, and engraved steel trigger-guard (worn)
the first: 15cm; 6in
(3)
£300-350