Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

8181A PAIR OF OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION FLINTLOCKPISTOLS BY WILLIAM PARKER, 233 HOLBORN, LONDON,BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1815with turn-off barrels cut for a key, numbered ‘2’ and ‘3’ onone pistol and on the other the lower numbered ‘1’, boxlockactions signed on an oval carried by elaboratetrophies-of-arms on the left and fitted with tap levers,inscribed ‘London’ on an oval carried by a trophy-of-musicand engraved with a radiating pattern of fern foliageopposite the tap-lever on the right, top-mounted safetycatchesalso locking the steels, figured walnut butt cut withchequering over the spines, engraved silver butt-caps, steeltrigger-guards engraved with bouquets, vacant silverescutcheons, and each retaining traces of early finish14.8cm; 5P in(2)£1400-180033