Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
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A 16 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL BY CHARLES<br />
MOORE, 77 ST JAMES ST, LONDON, NO. 1438 CIRCA<br />
1840<br />
with rebrowned barrels signed on the rib and fitted with<br />
silver bead fore-sight, scroll-engraved case-hardened<br />
breech stamped with platinum-lined maker’s stamps,<br />
platinum plugs, and inlaid with a platinum line, scrollengraved<br />
case-hardened grooved breech tang, signed<br />
flush-fitting bolted locks engraved with scrolling foliage and<br />
border ornament, figured walnut half-stock, chequered<br />
butt, scroll-engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial,<br />
associated stirrup ramrod, engraved silver escutcheon with<br />
the owner’s crest and initials ‘IHM’, and horn fore-end cap<br />
31cm; 12Din<br />
Charles Moore is recorded at this address circa 1825-42.<br />
The crest is that of Middleton of, variously, Stockfield Park,<br />
Yorkshire, Crowfield Hall, Shrubland Hall and Broke Hall<br />
Suffolk; and the Grove, Norwich.<br />
£1000-1200<br />
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A 22 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY W.<br />
THOMAS, LINCOLN, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA<br />
1840<br />
with rebrowned tapering sighted barrel inscribed ‘Lincoln’<br />
over the breech and fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath,<br />
scroll-engraved breech and breech tang, signed border and<br />
scroll-engraved flush-fitting lock with blued bolt safetycatch,<br />
figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved<br />
steel trigger-guard with traces of original blue, silver-plated<br />
butt-cap, vacant German silver escutcheon and horn foreend<br />
cap<br />
29.2cm; 11Iin<br />
This maker is recorded in Lincoln circa 1834-57.<br />
£300-400<br />
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