PAIR OF GEORGE II FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS, BY R WILLOUGHBY
MID 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: Day 1 - Wed 14th May from 10am | Lots 1 to 313
Description
with three-stage cannon screw off barrel, London proof marks to underside, the tang and actions with scalloped foliate engraving and signed ‘R Willoughby’, hinged breech top frizzens, sliding trigger guard acting as a safety, the stock inlaid with silver wire detailing
Dimensions
18.5cm long, 9cm high
Footnote
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament