A 25-Bore D.B. Flintlock Carriage Pistol

A 25-Bore D.B. Flintlock Carriage Pistol By Clark, Holborn, London, Circa 1760 With two-stage barrels each with turned girdle and signed in full in capitals along the top flat of the octagonal breeches, and each engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, silver fore-sight, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage and matching lines of beadwork, flat bevelled detented locks each signed in capitals within a garland and decorated with foliage on the stepped tail, gold-lined pans, foliate engraved safety-catches, cocks (one expertly replaced) and steels, the latter each joined by a link to the engraved steel-spring with small acorn finial, figured half-stock (some old bruising), border engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, spurred pommel decorated with a flower-head on the domed cap, turned ramrod-pipes, set-triggers, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and Clark's barrelsmith's mark 25.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance W. Keith Neal Collection, P42 Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 270 Christies London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 18 July 2002, lot 344 John 5 Clark was apprenticed to Jonathan Stanton in 1756. He was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1766 and was elected Master in 1776. He was a member of the Honourable Artillery Company and is recorded as having moved to Ireland in 1798 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing