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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A pair of percussion pocket pistols by Hollis & Co., Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 450

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

England
length 18,5 cm.
Octagonal, smoothbore, turn-off barrels, 12 mm cal at the nozzle. Boxlock frames engraved with racemes and with frames. Marks of the London test bench. Breeches and powder chambers en suite to avoid incorrect pairing. Foldaway triggers with traces of antique blue finish, working mechanisms. Back tangs sigend “Hollis & Co.”. Finely checkered wooden grips with escutcheon. Lion's head butt plates made of non-ferrous metal. Small traces of finish on the barrels.