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A Cased Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols By Bunney, London, Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off barrels, one numbered '1' at the breech, border engraved actions each signed in script on one side and engraved 'London' within an oval against a martial trophy on the other, lightly engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and figured flat-sided butts: in contemporary French mahogany case fitted and lined in green baize with silver bullion borders and accessories comprising brass-mounted lanthorn powder-flask, turnscrew with swelling wooden grip, replacement bullet mould, and bright steel pricker, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle, Tower private proof marks 4 cm. barrelsFootnotesJoseph Bunney is recorded in Birmingham between 1765 and 1814. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London'