Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 692
A CASED PAIR OF 12mm PERCUSSION CONTINENTAL TARGET PISTOLS, UNSIGNED, no visible serial numbers,

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A CASED PAIR OF 12mm PERCUSSION CONTINENTAL TARGET PISTOLS, UNSIGNED, no visible serial numbers,
circa 1855, with blued octagonal 10in. rifled barrels, breech-blocks 'in the white' marked '1' and '2' respectively, moulded nipple-bosses, dove-tailed blade fore-sights, notch rear-sights, plain brushed bright hump-backed locks with dipped tails, en-suite moulded hammers, walnut half-stocks relief-carved with raised floral scroll-work to the fore-end tips, the grips with longitudinal flutes, moulded butt-caps with central spires, spurred trigger guard bows, white metal oval barrel-key escutcheons, both pistols with much finish remaining and in a period plain walnut case lined and compartmented in the Continental manner in plum velvet (some fading), retaining a full suite of period accessories including a hardwood loading mallet, a Parisian style embossed powder flask, scissors mould, loading and cleaning rods and replacement nipple key, the exterior with central lock (with key)



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Estimate £2,000-3,000