A LARGE PAIR OF BRASS FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK PISTOLS
BY J. PROBIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With long turn-off round barrels each engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, one barrel numbered '1', signed actions each engraved with flowering foliage and swags, folding triggers, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches each also locking the steel, and short figured flat-sided walnut butts
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) overall
Tower private proof marks
A LARGE PAIR OF BRASS FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK PISTOLS
BY J. PROBIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With long turn-off round barrels each engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, one barrel numbered '1', signed actions each engraved with flowering foliage and swags, folding triggers, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches each also locking the steel, and short figured flat-sided walnut butts
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) overall
Tower private proof marks
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