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A CASED PAIR OF .650 PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS SIGNED HUTCHINS, LONDON, no visible serial numbers, circa 1850, with 7 3/4in. round barrels with flat sighting planes signed 'HUTCHINS, LONDON', bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sights to the engraved top-tangs, shallow fenced snails, borderline and scroll engraved colour hardened locks signed 'HUTCHINS' on the bars, scroll engraved hammers with rear safes, walnut full-stocks with chequered bag-shaped grips, armourials engraved to the rectangular clipped-corner wrist escutcheons, plain triggers, iron furniture and captive iron ramrods, strong traces of finish and colour to both pistols and together with an expertly reproduced case lined and compartmented in blue baize, a number of added period accessories and a reproduction 'Edward Whistler' trade-label.

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A CASED PAIR OF .650 PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS SIGNED HUTCHINS, LONDON, no visible serial numbers, circa 1850, with 7 3/4in. round barrels with flat sighting planes signed 'HUTCHINS, LONDON', bead fore-sights, standing notch rear-sights to the engraved top-tangs, shallow fenced snails, borderline and scroll engraved colour hardened locks signed 'HUTCHINS' on the bars, scroll engraved hammers with rear safes, walnut full-stocks with chequered bag-shaped grips, armourials engraved to the rectangular clipped-corner wrist escutcheons, plain triggers, iron furniture and captive iron ramrods, strong traces of finish and colour to both pistols and together with an expertly reproduced case lined and compartmented in blue baize, a number of added period accessories and a reproduction 'Edward Whistler' trade-label.

Estimate 1 800 - 2 200 GBP
Starting price 1 800 GBP

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