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A 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol
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Description
A 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By Clark, Almost Certainly Wattell, Holborn, London, Circa 1800 With russet twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a line of foliage at the breech, silver fore-sight, gold-lined touch-hole, tang finely engraved with a martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled detented lock signed in capitals, stepped tail and decorated with a starburst behind the pan, engraved safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stock (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, set trigger, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod (steel parts with some old rust patination), London proof marks 25.4 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 22 April 2009, lot 335 Wattell Clark is recorded at 43 High Holborn between 1797 and 1815 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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A 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By Clark, Almost Certainly Wattell, Holborn, London, Circa 1800 With russet twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a line of foliage at the breech, silver fore-sight, gold-lined touch-hole, tang finely engraved with a martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled detented lock signed in capitals, stepped tail and decorated with a starburst behind the pan, engraved safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stock (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, set trigger, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod (steel parts with some old rust patination), London proof marks 25.4 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 22 April 2009, lot 335 Wattell Clark is recorded at 43 High Holborn between 1797 and 1815 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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