A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols

A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Grierson, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, No. 100, Early 19th Century With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in capitals along the top flat and decorated with a line of foliage at the rear of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes each with central recess, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with foliage on the stepped tail and with a starburst behind the gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, cocks (one replaced) each engraved en suite, safety-catches and rollers, highly figured full stocks (fore-end tips repaired) each with rounded flat-sided butt, blued steel trigger-guards and turned ramrod-pipes, the former each with engraved pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and retaining some of their original blueing: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including leather-covered three-way powder-flask stained in imitation of tortoiseshell, steel bullet mould and pan brush, the interior of the lid with illustrated maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Charles Grierson was a workman of John Manton. He is recorded at 10 Bond Street, London between 1793 and 1841 and was Gunmaker to George III This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing