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1565
$4,600.00

ALL METAL FOUR SCREW BARREL FLINTLOCK TURNOVER PISTOL BY BARBAR (LONDON).

SN NSN. Cal. .32. Four cannon turned 1-1/4″ screw-off bbls are on rotating breech section with pairs of frizzens at top and bottom. Bbl/ breech cluster is held in position by detent activated by pressure on front portion of trigger guard allowing cluster to be rotated. Boxlock action is mounted with two cocks having unreinforced throats. Integral metal stock has bag shaped grip. All steel pistol is engraved with stands-of-arms at grip, and with floral and foliate designs at front of grip and rear of bbl cluster. “BARBAR” and “London” (most likely James (1) working 1714 through 1767) are in foliate cartouches on each side. Another stand-of-arms is on trigger guard bow. CONDITION: Very fine, cleaned to bright silver, over very little pitting, engraving clear. Mechanically fine. 4-54013 MGM264 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1565


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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