CASED PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY W. KETLAND & CO....

CASED PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY W. KETLAND & CO. Cased pair of circa 1815-20 flintlock duelling pistols by W. Ketland & Co, Damascus twist 20 bore octagonal 28cm sighted barrels engraved 'London' in gothic script along the top flat, Birmingham proofs, breeches engraved with a basket of fruit on the top flat between gold lines and with platinum lined touch hole. Case hardened border engraved tangs decorated with foliage and with back sight, border engraved case hardened flat bevelled detented locks signed ‘W Ketland’ in scrolled gothic script and with foliage terminating in a swan's head at the stepped rounded tail, foliate engraved ring neck cocks, engraved blued safety catches, rainproof pans and rollers. Highly figured half stocks with chequered rounded butts, spur trigger guards with pineapple finial and decorated with a fox mask amid foliage on the border engraved bow. Silver vacant escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and silver fore end caps, blued adjustable set triggers and original brass mounted ramrods each with threaded brass cap over the worm.

Estimate:£2,000

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