Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 454
A .34 BOX-LOCK TAP-ACTION TRIPLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED SMITH, no visible serial number,

Product Details

A RARE 140-BORE TAP-ACTION TRIPLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL OF SMALL SIZE SIGNED SMITH, LONDON, no visible serial number,
circa 1810, with 1 1/4in. blued barrels numbered 4 to 6, starred at the muzzle for a barrel key, brass box-lock action with three-way tap, iron furniture, sliding safety behind cock, engraved martial trophies to each side with central oval panels marked 'SMITH' to the left and 'LONDON' to the right, slab-sided grip with chequering to the back and blank white metal rectangular clip-cornered escutcheon, Birmingham proof-marks on frame ahead of trigger-guard, crisp action, barrels frozen, some minor knocks and pitting, 5 1/2 in. overall



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Estimate £1,500-2,000