A Pair of Pocket Blunderbuss Pistols
A Pair of Flintlock Blunderbuss Pocket Pistols by Jover of London. With octagonal to Rond barrels, belled at the muzzles, border engraved brass box-lock actions, signed ‘JOVER’ within an oval surrounded by flowers and stands of arms to the right and ‘LONDON’ within an oval to the right, stamped below with London proofs, sliding thumb-piece safety catches, slab sided walnut butts.
Jover
William 1 Partner in firm Nock, Jover & Green, 83 Long Acre, 1775. Gunmaker, 337 Oxford Street., 1777 (Sun Insurance Number 386021) 1780-4. Trade card stated ‘near the Pantheon’. Contractor to Ordnance (musket), 1780. Became Jover & Son.
William 2 Son of William 1. In partnership with father as Jover & Son, 1784-96. Gunmaker, 65 New Bond Street., 1798-1801; 26 Mortimer Street., 1802-1810.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: n/a
Barrel Length: 3 Inches (7.60 cm)
Overall Length: 6.75 Inches (17.15 cm)
£2,250.00
1 in stock
