A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling Pistols

By Joseph Manton, London, No. 6448 For 1814

With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed border engraved signed detented flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the tail, safety-catches, foliate engraved cocks (retaining screws replaced), and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the steels engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent' and numbered respectively '6656' (refreshed) and '6657', figured half-stocks each with chequered butt (one with slender repair) and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), and turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1819-20, the exterior (minor bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle (2)
23.8 cm. barrels