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WILLIAM MOORE, LONDON
A CASED PAIR OF 32-BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S-PISTOLS, no visible serial numbers,
circa 1840, with browned bold damascus octagonal 9 1/2in. barrels, colour hardened breech-blocks with triple gold bands and border engraving, white metal vents, colour hardened top-tangs with raised notch rear-sights, borderline and scroll engraved back-action locks signed 'MOORE, LONDON' with sliding safes behind the slab-sided dolphin-headed hammers (strong traces of colour), walnut half-stocks with chequered bag-shaped butts, iron engraved trigger-guard bows, set triggers, white metal fore-end caps and barrel key escutcheons and ebony under-barrel ramrods (under-rib detached on one pistol but much finish to both), complete with their brass mounted walnut storage case lined in maroon velvet, parchment 'WILLIAM MOORE & WILLIAM GREY' trade label inside lid and containing a number of original accessories including a loading rod, three-way flask, ball mould, nipple key and cap tin, together with an undated retailers description of the pistols giving further notes on William Moore (and Grey)
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Estimate £2,000-3,000