Lot 127
  • 127

WALNUT STEEL AND BRASS TINDER PISTOL ENGLAND, CIRCA 1780

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description

  • walnut, brass, steel
  • Length of one 8 1/4 in.; the other 6 in.
Inscribed SHARP LONDON. Together with a walnut and steel tinder pistol, England, circa 1750. 2 pieces.

Provenance

The Sharp tinder pistol: David Willis, Plainfield, New Jersey.
The walnut and steel tinder pistol: Brown Brothers Auctioneers, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1975, lot 215.

Condition

The tinder pistol circa 1780, Acc no. 2009.9.29, in fine condition Length 6 in. inscribed SHARP LONDON.. The tinder pistol circa 1750, Acc no. 75.6.6(D) in fine condition, Length 8 1/4 in.
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