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672 A PAIR OF 50 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal turn-off rifled barrels, scroll-engraved box-lock actions with engraved hammers and folding triggers, ebonised butts, and scroll-engraved swivelling butt-caps with small cavities for caps 5.2 cm; 2 ⅛ in barrels (2) £250-350
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674 TWO CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first 40 bore, with etched twist turnoff rifled barrel, scroll-engraved rounded action with Liège proof mark on the left, folding trigger, and fluted ebonised butt carved with foliage, the second smaller, 80 bore, with turn-off barrel, scrollengraved box-lock action, and fluted ebonised butt the first: 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrel (2) £180-250
673 A 25 BORE PERCUSSION SELFCOCKING PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, CIRCA 1850 with turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved rounded action with flush-fitting hammer extending to a low bulbous hammer head over the recessed nipplecavity, folding trigger, ebonised butt, scroll-engraved cap with trap, and vacant German silver escutcheon 5.5 cm; 2 ¼ in barrel £150-200
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675 A PAIR OF 50 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY CARPENTIER A MÂCON, CIRCA 1840 each with browned twist turn-off barrel decorated with silver and gold at the breech and muzzle, scroll-engraved boxlock action signed in gold within a silver oval frame on the top, fitted with backsight, engraved hammer of pronounced form, and folding trigger, highly figured butt, and engraved butt-cap with engraved ‘nut-cracker’ pommel 12.0 cm; 4 ¼ in barrels (2) £500-700
676 A BELGIAN .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1860 of regulation type, the lock by Dresse Laloux & Cie, three-quarter stock, brass mounts comprising side-plate, triggerguard and butt-cap, later iron muzzle band, back-strap and ramrod 19.5 cm; 7 ¼ in barrel £250-350 677 A .700 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 with tapering barrel retained by a single brass barrel band, regulation lock fitted with scroll-engraved hammer, full stock, and regulation brass mounts (worn, repairs) 19.2 cm; 7 ⅝ in barrel £200-300