A Cased Pair of Flintlock Duellers by W. Parker of London.
A Cased Pair of Flintlock Duellers by W. Parker of London. With sighted octagonal barrels, decorated with a geometric band at the muzzles, engraved, ‘W. PARKER LONDON’ along the top-flats and decorated with two gold-lines at the breech, platinum breech plugs, stamped with Indian Arsenal marks, ‘APX-33-FX-73’ profusely engraved tangs cut with deep sighting grooves, fitted with rear-sights, signed border engraved locks, fitted with sliding safety catches and decorated with sprays of foliage, half stocked in walnut (some old repairs to one stock) cut with chequering and what appears to be old sealed holes where lanyard rings would have been, spurred trigger guards, turned ramrod pipes and dark horn tipped ramrods. In their original lined and fitted box, with accessories including powder flask, bullet mould, loading rod etc, with original trade label.
W. Parker
Gunmaker (Successor to Field & Parker) 233 High Holborn, 1793-1841; 10 Chamber St., 1839-41. Workshops & Stores at 22 Chamber St., 1806; 52 & 31/2 Chamber St., 1808; Glasshouse Yd. & Chamber St. (at John Stinton’s) , 1814. Gunmaker to Duke of Kent, Prince Edward & William IV (trade labels). Contractor to Ordnance, 1804-38; East India Co, 1805-41; Hudson’s Bay Co., 1837-41. Supplied Arms to London Police Officers from 1803, Metropolitan Police from 1829. Died age 68, 1841. Succeeded by Parker, Field & Sons.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
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£7,950.00
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