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A CASED PAIR OF 28-BORE RIFLED PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS SIGNED MANTON, LONDON, no visible serial numbers, circa 1840, with rebrowned laminate octagonal 6in. barrels with multi-groove rifling and signed on the top-flats in script 'MANTON LONDON', bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sights, scroll engraved side-hammer boxlock action with radiused corners, blued belt-hooks to the left side, chequered walnut bag-shaped butts with cast white-metal lion-mask pommel-caps, guarded triggers and captive iron under-barrel ramrods, in a period, probably original to the pistols, brass cornered mahogany storage case compartmented and lined in green baize and complete with a bag-shaped flask, turn-screw, loading-rod, cap-tin and scissors mould, the inside of lid with reproduction 'John Manton' trade label.

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A CASED PAIR OF 28-BORE RIFLED PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS SIGNED MANTON, LONDON, no visible serial numbers, circa 1840, with rebrowned laminate octagonal 6in. barrels with multi-groove rifling and signed on the top-flats in script 'MANTON LONDON', bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sights, scroll engraved side-hammer boxlock action with radiused corners, blued belt-hooks to the left side, chequered walnut bag-shaped butts with cast white-metal lion-mask pommel-caps, guarded triggers and captive iron under-barrel ramrods, in a period, probably original to the pistols, brass cornered mahogany storage case compartmented and lined in green baize and complete with a bag-shaped flask, turn-screw, loading-rod, cap-tin and scissors mould, the inside of lid with reproduction 'John Manton' trade label.

Estimate 1 000 - 2 000 GBP
Starting price 1 000 GBP

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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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