CASED PAIR OF BLISSETT PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS.

CASED PAIR OF BLISSETT PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS. SN NSN. Cal. 54. Fine pair of pistols with 4-1/2″ oct bbls, German silver pin front sights, marked on top flats “LIVERPOOL”. They have back action locks marked “BLISSETT” along top edge. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with checkered bag shaped grip & iron furniture with a single wedge through German silver escutcheons in forestocks. They have captive rammers with fine tapered trigger guards with engraved pineapple finials. They each have small rectangular silver thumbplates engraved in script “JRG”. Lockplates, hammers, breech plugs, top tangs & trigger guards are all nicely engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Top tangs have fixed sights. Accompanied by their orig walnut casing with blank brass rectangular plate in the lid. Plate is loose & in a compartment on inside. Inside case is lined in green baize compartmented in bottom for the pistols, a small iron nutcracker ball mold marked “28”, an ebony handled turnscrew with removable blade, a small iron handled gimble and another tiny wood handled gimble with a worm & cleaning brush for a cleaning rod. There is another small tool that appears to be a spring press made of steel with a loop handled screw and a small hook on the end. There is also a lacquered tin of Eley caps. Additionally accompanying is a wonderful, orig commission from King George IV appointing Noble Willoughby Giffney, Assistant Surgeon to the 16th Bradfordshire Regiment of Foot dated 8 December 1825 with two large seals on left edge & a stamp on back of one of seals. Since the first two initials on the thumbplates of pistols are different from the name on the appointment it can be surmised that these pistols were property of a descendent of Mr. Giffney. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain about 75% thin orig brown Damascus pattern with lockplates & hammers a smooth even plum brown patina. Trigger guards have traces of orig blue being mostly plum brown patina. One stock has a couple of cracks near left forestock tip, otherwise wood is sound & retains about 80% of their orig varnish showing moderate to heavy wear on grips. One pistol is not solid in safety notch & has a chipped hammer nose, otherwise mechanics are fine. Smooth clean bores. Case is about good with top of lid being loose on its frame & initial plate detached. Front swinging latches are broken & missing. Interior is heavily soiled & worn with some moth damage and loose partitions. Corner compartment covers with their bone pulls are intact. Small implements are fine. 4-35573 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1230	$2,587.50	CASED PAIR OF BLISSETT PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS. SN NSN. Cal. 54. Fine pair of pistols with 4-1/2″ oct bbls, German silver pin front sights, marked on top flats “LIVERPOOL”. They have back action locks marked “BLISSETT” along top edge. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with checkered bag shaped grip & iron furniture with a single wedge through German silver escutcheons in forestocks. They have captive rammers with fine tapered trigger guards with engraved pineapple finials. They each have small rectangular silver thumbplates engraved in script “JRG”. Lockplates, hammers, breech plugs, top tangs & trigger guards are all nicely engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Top tangs have fixed sights. Accompanied by their orig walnut casing with blank brass rectangular plate in the lid. Plate is loose & in a compartment on inside. Inside case is lined in green baize compartmented in bottom for the pistols, a small iron nutcracker ball mold marked “28”, an ebony handled turnscrew with removable blade, a small iron handled gimble and another tiny wood handled gimble with a worm & cleaning brush for a cleaning rod. There is another small tool that appears to be a spring press made of steel with a loop handled screw and a small hook on the end. There is also a lacquered tin of Eley caps. Additionally accompanying is a wonderful, orig commission from King George IV appointing Noble Willoughby Giffney, Assistant Surgeon to the 16th Bradfordshire Regiment of Foot dated 8 December 1825 with two large seals on left edge & a stamp on back of one of seals. Since the first two initials on the thumbplates of pistols are different from the name on the appointment it can be surmised that these pistols were property of a descendent of Mr. Giffney. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain about 75% thin orig brown Damascus pattern with lockplates & hammers a smooth even plum brown patina. Trigger guards have traces of orig blue being mostly plum brown patina. One stock has a couple of cracks near left forestock tip, otherwise wood is sound & retains about 80% of their orig varnish showing moderate to heavy wear on grips. One pistol is not solid in safety notch & has a chipped hammer nose, otherwise mechanics are fine. Smooth clean bores. Case is about good with top of lid being loose on its frame & initial plate detached. Front swinging latches are broken & missing. Interior is heavily soiled & worn with some moth damage and loose partitions. Corner compartment covers with their bone pulls are intact. Small implements are fine. 4-35573 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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