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MAGNIFICENT RARE HISTORIC CASED FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY NICHOLAS CLARKE of DUBLIN IRELAND

An exceptional cased original pair of early Irish Flintlock Duelling Pistols by Nicholas Clarke Gunmaker to his Majesty. Both pistols are marked by Clarke on the top of the barrels  and also lock plates.  The Irish registration number is also engraved on the top of the barrels. The case has original lining in red baize and original label all in excellent condition. These pistols were made before the 19th Century and were made circa 1796.

The cased pair are in their original case and are in original untouched extremely fine condition. Original array of rare accoutrements including case key, Moroccan Leather Flask, original lead bullets and patches loading rod,  bullet mould,  leather and wood hammer head cleaning rod, pan brush, stuffing, extra flints. The full stocks are highly figured Walnut and in beautiful condition. The trigger guards and all of the metal parts have their original blue finish, silver engraved butt caps. 15 inch overall length with 10 inch octagonal barrels, 20 Bore. Gold Touch holes.In addition these were bought from the original family that had owned them from the 1800s and owned by the family’s ancestors. Both pistols have a signed silver name plaque on the top of the grips.

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EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE JOHN MANTON DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH A SPECIAL RELEASE TRIGGER FOR THE BAYONET.

An extremely rare and overpowering John Manton Blunderbuss, This was made for a Lord or high society Gentry,Duke or Marquis. It is in beautiful original condition with rare Iron Swamped Damascus Barrels of the best quality with beautiful grain and swirl. The Lock Plates are Marked Manton and the Barrels are marked Manton London and proofed with double proofs on each Barrel.

The Barrels are 41 cm and the overall length is 81 cm. Double Barrel Blunderbusses are very rare and very sought after, however this one is made by the great John Manton and is the only one known. This has come out of a prominent collection in Australia from a renowned collector and is for sale for the first time in 40 years. It is irreplaceable. It also has a trap door compartment in the Buttstock which is spring activated with a push button, when this opens it reveals two compartments for a cleaning rod which is shown in one of the images below. The magnitude and beauty of this formidable weapon can only be appreciated in the hand. Circa 1805

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EXCEPTIONAL FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN FOX TWIGG, LONDON. CIRCA 1771-1775

Exceptionally rare and totally original John Fox Twigg Flintlock Duelling Pistols. These pistols stand above John and Joseph Mantons and also any other British Maker and define the very best in Duelling Pistols. Apart from been extremely rare they also have survived approx. 240 years in near perfect condition. I consider this to be a once in a life time opportunity to own the very best.

These pistols are approx. 240 years old and are in unmarked original condition, in an original lined Baize case. They still have the original mottled case hardened colour on the Locks and have 85% of the original Blue colour on the Trigger Guards. They have Gold Touch holes and also set triggers which is very rare on early pistols making it convincing that John Fox Twigg was the father of English Duelling Pistols. The Pistols have swamped barrels and a beautiful mottled Brown twist to them and are in perfect condition. The rich and highly figured Walnut Stocks have the rare and evident Carved Shell motif behind the breeches. Also they have the first variety of Acorn Finials on the trigger guards.

The pistols as entirely common of the Era and have at some stage in their History been returned to John Manton and Son for cleaning and service and thus have an Original John Manton and Son Trade label on the inside of the Lid. The original Irish baize lined case is in perfect condition for it's age. In the case is a set of original accoutrements including a leather pistols flint wallet with original flint's in it and an early of the era Leather lined flask

These Pistols are extremely rare more so than any other British Duelling Pistol maker and have been preserved in exceptional condition and have been in a collection for 40 years . They depict the Zenith of Duelling Pistols and are irreplaceable. This is the age where the British Duelling era with Flintlock Pistol's had begun.

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A VERY FINE AND RARE FOUR BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL , BY BASS OF LONDON. ( JOHN BASS WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNCLE JOHN FOX TWIGG AS TWIGG AND BASS FROM 1788 - 1790 ) AND ON HIS OWN FROM 1790. THIS PISTOL IS IN EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION. PISTOL IS SIGNED BASS LONDON. WOOD TO METAL FIT IS EXCELLENT AND ALL METAL WORK DISPLAYS A VERY FINE PATINA WITH NO PITTING. PISTOL IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER WITH NO ISSUES.

OA LENGTH : 16 cm
BARREL LENGTH : 4 cm
CIRCA : 1792

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