GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
INTERESTING PAIR OF THEOPHILIS RICHARDS (FATHER OF WILLIAM WESTLEY) LARGE BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS WITH BELT HOOKS IN CASE.THEO RICHARDSBELT PISTOLS pairNSN/NSN65/65W/CASE, FLASK, TOOLSCal. 65. (.665) 9" Slightly swamped octagon bbls are engraved "THEOPs RICHARDS" (working on High Street in Birmingham from 1799 through 1833) on top flats. Birmingham proofs are on top left flats. Bbls without patent breeches have gold lined touch holes. Tangs are feather and florally engraved, and have deep notched rear sights. Chamfered locks with rebated tails have semi-waterproof bridled pans with roller frizzens with large roll on frizzen springs, which have nicely filed finials. Locks are fitted with flat faced serpentine cocks and back sliding safeties which engage at half cock. Locks are engraved with feather bursts and line borders with some floral highlights. "THEOPs RICHARDS" is under pans. Stocks with wraparound checkered bag grips extend to muzzles and are of dense European walnut. Furniture is of steel with shield and floral engraving on trigger guard bows, and stylized pineapples are on finials. Vacant silver ovals are at tops of grips. Left sides were fitted with steel spring belt hooks at a later date. Stocks attach to bbls with two side bolts without escutcheons. Horn tipped greenheart ramrods have steel worms under brass caps at tails. Ramrods are held by beaded pipes and thimbles. Guns are housed in old quartered oak case cut down from a longer case, with inlet D-ring handle engraved "W. H. Barneby, Esqr" and "Bredenbury Court, Bromyard Hereford." Interior is lined in scarlet cloth, and case contains shell embossed copper bodied combination powder/ ball/ and capped flask, walnut handled loading/ cleaning rod, pewter oil bottle, some lead balls and flints in one covered compartment, and an old turnscrew in another. Also included is a slip of paper with information on pistols. CONDITION: Good. Most all metal cleaned to pewter gray over scattered light pitting. Stocks retain considerable amount of what appears to be their orig finish with many light marks, which may have had some oil rubbed in over the years. Mechanically good. Case is good (pistols are a bit small for the case), with some orig varnish on exterior. Key escutcheon is missing. Interior cloth is good with some insect damage and rubs through. Replacement compartment covers do not fit well. Accessories are good, considerably tarnished. 51933-1 MGM62 (5,000-7,000)