A Crisp Pair of Brass Cannon Barrelled Pistols by Rimes of London.
A Crisp Pair of Brass Cannon Barrelled Pistols by Rimes of London. With round three-stage cannon barrels, stamped with London proofs at the breech, border engraved box-lock actions, decorated with scrolling foliage and signed on foliate scrolls, sliding trigger guard safety catches, slab sided walnut butts with vacant circular escutcheons, in lovely condition overall.
Rimes
John Son of Stephen Rimes, gunmaker, Winchester. Apprentice to father, completed 1743. Gunmaker, Wapping 1745-55, house & warehouse, Bell Dock, Wapping, 1761. 66 Bell Dock, 1772-84. Contractor to East India Co., 1772. Became John & Co. 1785-7. Succeeded by Nathaniel.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: 54 Bore
Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches (6.35 cm)
Overall Length: 8 Inches (20.32 cm)
£1,150.00
1 in stock
