A Clean 120-Bore Turn-Over Pistol by Tipping & Lawden. With round turn-off barrels, decorated with bands of foliage at the muzzles, foliate engraved breech block, border engraved box-lock action decorated with sprays of foliage, signed on the tang, deeply chequered butt with silver butt-trap.
TIPPING & LAWDEN
Gunmakers, Cheapside, 1837-40; 18 Pancras Lane, 1842; 9 Dyers Bldgs., Holborn, 1843; Bartletts Bldgs., 1844-54. Head office & factory at Birmingham.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: 120-Bore
Barrel Length: 1.75 Inches (4.5 cm)
Overall Length: 6 Inches (15 cm)