Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

440441440A GERMAN PERCUSSION WENDER PISTOL BY MICHAELBEIER IN WIRZBURG, CIRCA 1760,converted from flintlock, with swamped barrels fitted with‘spider’ fore-sights, signed ‘Michael Beier’ and ‘InWirzburg’, numbered 3 and 4 respectively and released bya brass catch beneath, bevelled lock engraved with simpleborder ornament, figured walnut full stock carved withrococo scrolls and shell ornament about the barrel tangand further rococo ornament about shaped brass panelsover the fore-end (fore-end cracked on one side) and plainbrass side-plate and pommel (trigger-guard and ramrodeach missing, pommel repaired)34.5cm; 13I in£600-800441A RARE NORTH GERMAN BREECH-LOADING NEEDLE-FIRE RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY E.A. STOERMER,HERZBERG, CIRCA 1840-45with browned twist sighted barrel fitted with removableloading lever on the right, scroll-engraved side-hammeraction, signed ‘invenit et fecit E.A.Stoermer Herzberg’, settrigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engravedspurred blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and whitemetal barrel bolt escutcheons36.5cm; 14G inErnst August Stoermer (1776-1857) was gunmaker to theKings of Hanover.£500-700442A PAIR OF PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BYCHARLES & HENRY EGG, NO. 1 PICCADILLY LONDON,CIRCA 1842-50each with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel, scrollengravedbreech inlaid with a gold line, pierced platinumplug, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signedbolted lock engraved with scrolling foliage and borderornament,highly figured walnut full stock, chequered grip,engraved steel trigger-guard, engraved steel butt-cap withtrap, stirrup ramrod, white metal barrel bolt escutcheonsand vacant white metal escutcheon (the steel parts pittedand refinished)35cm; 13N in(2)£1200-1800187