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Pistol: A percussion box lock pistol by Thomas Conway
of Manchester (179 Chapel St, Salford, Manchester).
Turn off octagonal barrel 2 1/2". Concealed trigger, bag
shaped chequered, walnut grips. Pistol in top collector
grade condition.
£350 - £400
45
Pistol: A percussion box lock pocket pistol circa 1840.
Turn off barrel 2" with Birmingham proofs. Lock in good
working order. Side panels with acanthus scrolling. Plain
bag shaped walnut grips.
£240 - £260
46
Pistol: A scarce Unwin & Rogers percussion knife pistol.
Double edged blade 3" marked at the "Unwin Rogers
Sheffield". Cap stone in butt, with two tools Nickeled
barrel 3 3/4" with proof marks. Horn grips, small hole by
trigger. Mainspring ok but action fails to cock. Unusual
piece
£800 - £850
47
Pistol: An extremely unusual & attractive Belgian made
pinfire pepperbox. Six barrels, 2", Cal approx. 7mm.
Brass barrels & frame with fine acanthus scrolling. British
proofs. Sheath trigger with ejector rod screwed into butt.
Action in good working order. A good quality &
interesting piece.
£700 - £750
48
Pistol: An outstanding cased Velo dog pistol by Charles
Garland circa 1895. Obsolete calibre no licence required.
Case hardened frame. Six shot long flinted cylinder.
Hard rubber grips, folding trigger sidegate wadding.
With 6 rounds of deactivated ammunition. Contained in
a relined box with key. Barrel 1 1/2". * These pistols
were used by cyclists to shoot potentially rabid or
dangerous dogs that attacked them on their ride. A
superb example.
£800 - £900
49
Pistol: An unusual flintlock "Broadside" pistol circa 1795-
1800. Flattened brass blunderbuss barrel 5 1/2".
Centrally mounted ring neck cock. Safety catch. Simple
flower engraving to side panels. Bag shaped flat sided
grip. Crisp working order, No makers marks. This type of
pistol favoured by Naval Officers during the Napoleonic
Wars.
£750 - £800
50
Pistol: The XL Derringer pistol circa 1870. Swing out
barrel 2 1/2", Calibre .41 Cal rim fire (obsolete no
licence required). Top of the octagonal barrel marked
"XL DERRINGER". Action A/F, Birds head grips.
£400 - £450
