A Fine Cased Pair of Percussion Officers Pistols.
A Fine Cased Pair of Percussion Officers Pistols. With browned twist octagonal smoothbore barrels signed on the top-flat ‘E & W BOND, 45 CORNHILL, LONDON’, squared colour-hardened patent breeches engraved with bands and scrolls to the top, further scroll engraving to the side of nipple bosses, bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sights to the front of the fully engraved top-tangs, border and scroll engraved bar-actions, colour-hardened locks signed ‘E & W BOND’, slab-sided scroll engraved dolphin headed hammers, polished walnut full-stocks with chequered bag-shaped butts, white metal oval escutcheons to the wrists and barrel-key and captive iron pan-head ramrods, both pistols retaining the majority of their original colour and finish and appearing little used: in their manufacturer’s oak case lined and compartmented in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting rectangular brass handle, the inside of lid with parchment trade label, containing a three-way flask, ebony cleaning rod, nipple-key with pricker and a scissors ball mould, a crisp cased pair.
Bond
Dimensions:
Bore: 20 Bore
Barrel Length: 7 Inches (17.75 cm)
Overall Length: 12.5 Inches (31.75 cm)
£4,500.00
1 in stock
