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A Percussion Belt Pistol Of Carbine Bore
A Percussion Belt Pistol Of Carbine Bore By W. Parker, Maker To Her Majesty, Holborn, London, No. 8619, Circa 1840 With rebrowned twist sighted barrel signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved around the muzzle, reblued breech engraved with foliage on top and with platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang with back-sight, border engraved flat detented lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammer en suite and with engraved safety-catch behind, figured full stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, belt hook, and stirrup ramrod, London proof marks 14 cm. barrel Footnotes: William 3 Parker is recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A Percussion Belt Pistol Of Carbine Bore By W. Parker, Maker To Her Majesty, Holborn, London, No. 8619, Circa 1840 With rebrowned twist sighted barrel signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved around the muzzle, reblued breech engraved with foliage on top and with platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang with back-sight, border engraved flat detented lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammer en suite and with engraved safety-catch behind, figured full stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, belt hook, and stirrup ramrod, London proof marks 14 cm. barrel Footnotes: William 3 Parker is recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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