Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A FINE PAIR OF PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY
JOSEPH KEMP, 31 DUKE ST, GROSVENOR SQUARE,
LONDON, NO.5007, CIRCA 1846-49
with browned twist barrels of musket bore, signed on a
broad full length flat, fitted with blued bead fore-sights and
blued blade back-sights, engraved case-hardened patent
breeches, engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated
with scrolling foliage, engraved bolsters with platinum
plugs, signed bolted engraved case-hardened locks
decorated with scrolls and border ornament, highly figured
polished walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved
steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guards, casehardened
trigger-plates, case-hardened butt-caps with
traps, moulded ramrod-pipes, German silver barrel bolt
escutcheons, vacant German silver escutcheons, horn foreend
caps, blued steel stirrup ramrods, and retaining some
original finish throughout: in their original fitted mahogany
case lined in green baize, the lid with brass flush-fitting
carrying handle, applied with trade label for 31 Duke Street,
and complete with Frith patent planished powder-flask
(worn), rammer, nipple wrench and turnscrew (case lid
slightly warped, lining with very light wear and minor
fading)
35.2cm; 13P in
£6000-8000