Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 20th November 2019

Lot 417

A pair of 18th Century flintlock pistols

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A pair of 18th Century flintlock pistols, by Henry Hadley, of 'Queen Anne' type, turn off barrels 6 in., numbered 1 and 2, acanthus engraved steel action bodies marked 'H. Hadley' and 'London', London Company view and proof marks, swan necked cocks (one missing its jaws), wooden grips with shell borders carved around the steel tangs, silver mountings comprising: side plates in the form of stands of arms, escutcheons surmounted by shells, and grotesque mask butt caps. [2]