GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
PAIR OF LARGE BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICERS OR DUELING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM JOVER OF LONDON.WILLIAM JOVER-PAIRDUELING PISTOLSNSN65 CALCal. 65. (.660 diameter smooth bore) 9" Tapered octagon bbls are engraved "London" on top flats, and are stamped with Birmingham proofs. Bbls with unlined touch holes have plain breech plugs, and scroll engraved tangs with integral U-notch sights. Lockplates have slight bevels with rebated tails and short teats, as well as back sliding safeties, semi-waterproof pans, and bridled roller frizzens with rollers on feather springs having bulbous finials. Serpentine cocks have beveled sides. Locks and cocks are line border engraved, and have "Jover" under pans. European walnut stocks extend to 1/8" of muzzles, and have checkered bag grips. Furniture is of iron. Trigger guards have pineapple finials, with shields on bows. Tops of grips have family crests engraved on inlet silver shields. Boxwood tipped rosewood ramrods mount through beaded pipes and nicely filed thimbles. Stocks attach to bbls with two captive side nails without escutcheons. CONDITION: Good. Bbls are cleaned to bright pewter over considerable pinprick pitting. Locks cleaned to pewter gray, are smooth. Trigger guards have traces of orig blue. Stocks are good, with no noted repairs, and retain most of their orig finish, perhaps with some oil added as maintenance over the years. Bores are good, lightly pitted. Locks and frizzens are crisp. William Jover worked at 65 New Bond Street London between 1797 and 1807. 50828-2 MGM260 (4,000-5,500)