JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 25 March 2025 - 10:00 AM start
A 19thC un-named English side hammer box lock percussion pistol,
Estimate: $200 - $400
Current Bid $240 (7 bids, reserve met)
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Lot Details
Birmingham proofs. Captive ramrod in channel under barrel iron frame scroll engraved. Finely chequered bag grip in good condition with blank oval German silver escutcheon at wrist. Hammer snapped off and nipple broken. 4 3/4" barrel of approx. 50 calibre. Uncleaned dark patina overall. Provenance: From the collection of John & Lynda Matthews (Ōmata Stockade in Taranaki. Waireka Properties Ltd. collection). No firearms license required.
