An Incredibly Scarce Knife & Fork Pistol.
An Incredibly Scarce Knife & Fork Pistol. With octagonal blued barrel engraved with a single line at the muzzle and decorated with a geometric band at the breech and scrolling foliage, hammer engraved en-suite, steel back-strap, folate engraved brass action, slab ivory grips, the fore-end with a further ivory fillet on each side with folding knife and fork respectively, the latter fitted over the fore-end sides with a pair of key-hole slots acting on studs, the knife stamped with a crowned ‘W’ at the forte.
Notes:
For other examples of this scarce pistol see – Lewis Winant (1969) Firearms Curiosa, pages 122-125.
This item is offered with UK Ivory Declaration Submission Reference XR9V61S7.
Dimensions:
Bore:
Barrel Length: 3.75 Inches (9.50 cm)
Overall Length: 6 Inches (15.25 cm)
£2,250.00
1 in stock