PAIR OF OFFICERS PISTOLS BY CLEMMES OF LONDON CA. 1750.

SN NSN. Cal. .590 at muzzles. 9″ Bbls with turned cannon rings, swamped to flared muzzles, are engraved “Clemmes ?? Piccadilly” and “London Suce. to M. Barbar” on tops. Right sides of bbls are stamped with Birmingham proofs and bbl makers initials “I B” surmounted by a star. Locks with integral pans, bridled friction frizzens, and round bodied serpentine cocks, have rounded lockplates engraved with geometric borders, and with “Clemmes” within scroll under pans. Nicely streaked European walnut stocks extend to muzzles, are pinned to bbls, and have raised moldings around lock and sideplates, as well as stylized relief shell carvings around top tangs. All furniture is of iron, including heavy cast knobbed grip caps, trigger guards with raised fleur-di-lis finials, matching escutcheons at tops of grips, and beautifully filed pierced sideplates of raised scrolled acanthus. Greenheart ramrods with horn tips, one with worm, mount through steel beaded end pipes and well filed tailpipes. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good. All metal parts cleaned to silver brown patina over considerable light pitting. Stock of one gun has crack at rear bottom of lock, large dutchman above, and a small piece of replaced wood at left side near muzzle. The other gun has repaired cracks in front 2″ of stock, is otherwise sound. 4-49896 MGM326 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2482

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2482	$2,875.00	PAIR OF OFFICERS PISTOLS BY CLEMMES OF LONDON CA. 1750. SN NSN. Cal. .590 at muzzles. 9″ Bbls with turned cannon rings, swamped to flared muzzles, are engraved “Clemmes ?? Piccadilly” and “London Suce. to M. Barbar” on tops. Right sides of bbls are stamped with Birmingham proofs and bbl makers initials “I B” surmounted by a star. Locks with integral pans, bridled friction frizzens, and round bodied serpentine cocks, have rounded lockplates engraved with geometric borders, and with “Clemmes” within scroll under pans. Nicely streaked European walnut stocks extend to muzzles, are pinned to bbls, and have raised moldings around lock and sideplates, as well as stylized relief shell carvings around top tangs. All furniture is of iron, including heavy cast knobbed grip caps, trigger guards with raised fleur-di-lis finials, matching escutcheons at tops of grips, and beautifully filed pierced sideplates of raised scrolled acanthus. Greenheart ramrods with horn tips, one with worm, mount through steel beaded end pipes and well filed tailpipes. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good. All metal parts cleaned to silver brown patina over considerable light pitting. Stock of one gun has crack at rear bottom of lock, large dutchman above, and a small piece of replaced wood at left side near muzzle. The other gun has repaired cracks in front 2″ of stock, is otherwise sound. 4-49896 MGM326 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2482 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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PAIR OF OFFICERS PISTOLS BY CLEMMES OF LONDON CA. 1750.