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pistols, duelling

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  • Other Name

    Pair of Allport duelling pistols in case (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Pair of Allport duelling pistols in case, 19th century

    pair of percussion pistols; .574 inch calibre; octagonal barrels; smoothbore; highly foliate engraved lock, trigger guard, barrel strap, and hammer; half stock; chequering on pistol grip; with ramrods, .1 appears to have configured as a cleaning rod with threads at either end, .2 has a ramrod; silver engraved inserts on butt; "English spur"; escutcheon on wrist of butt

    markings:

    on right hand lockplate: T Allport

    London proof, presumably under barrel covered by halfstock

    case: wooden rectangular case; brass escutcheon on top with hinged handle; lined with green baize; six compartments, two with wooden lids

    Maker: Allport, England, 19th c. (cased)

  • Place
    [Birmingham]/West Midlands/England
  • Accession Number
    1939.74
  • Other Id

    W0913 (war)

    74087-88 (police firearm registration number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 03 Apr 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 03 Apr 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistols, duelling, 1939.74, W0913, 74087-88, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 03 Apr 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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