A Fine Pair of Silver Mounted Pistols
A Fine Pair of Silver Mounted Cannon Barrel Pistols by Barber of Newark, With three stage turn-off cannon barrels, struck below with Tower of London private proofs, border engraved steel box-lock actions, both decorated with stands of arms and foliage to the right hand side and signed ‘BARBER NEWARK’ on a Rocco scroll to the left, finely engraved sliding safety guards that lock the hammers at half-cock, slab sided walnut butts inlaid with scrolling silver wire, with vacant silver escutcheons, in superb untouched conditions overall.
Isaac Barber is recorded in the market place in Newark, Nottinghamshire circa 1773-1823.
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