March 2023 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0323 Lot 2120
A .49 FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOL RETAILED BY OAKES OF HORSHAM, CIRCA 1815, no visible serial number.

Product Details

A .49 FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOL RETAILED BY OAKES OF HORSHAM, CIRCA 1815, no visible serial number.
with 2 in. turn-off Birmingham proofed barrel boxlock action body engraved on both sides with martial trophies together with 'HORSHAM' in a banner on the left and 'OAKES' in a similar banner on the right, center flint cock with sliding bar safety, and folding trigger, one piece slab-sided walnut grips with vacant oval wrist escutcheon

Provenance: The retailer was Charles Oakes of Butcher Row, Horsham circa 1810-1839.



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Estimate £150-250