Lot 324*
A Highland 32-Bore Flintlock All-Metal Dress Belt PistolSigned Ross, Edinburgh, Early 19th Century
24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,912.50 inc. premium
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Signed Ross, Edinburgh, Early 19th Century
Signed Ross, Edinburgh, Early 19th Century
With three-stage barrel engraved with foliage along the mid-section, faceted breech and flared muzzle each decoratively engraved along the facets, the breech flat engraved 'Edinburgh' in gothic script, signed border engraved flat lock with engraved cock, safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and roller, silvered foliate engraved stock (some loss of silvering) including a thistle on one side of the ram's horn butt and a martial trophy on the back, silver button trigger and threaded pricker each engraved with a starburst, belt hook, and original slender steel ramrod with pierced baluster tip, Birmingham proof marks
15.5 cm. barrel
15.5 cm. barrel
Footnotes
The retailer is almost certainly Daniel Ross recorded in Edinburgh between 1815 and 1839