A Very Good Cased Pair of Percussion Silver Wire Inlaid Pocket Pistols by Ross of Edinburgh. 5 ¾” overall, 1 ¼” octagonal 38 bore barrels, engraved with feathers at the muzzle & breach. Bronze scroll engraved actions, engraved ‘Edinburgh’ on the right & ‘Ross’ on the left, Birmingham Proofs & ‘38’ & ‘2/3’ on underside. Dolphin hammers, sliding safeties & folding triggers. Dark walnut butts profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolling tendrils & flowers, flat silver banded butts with oval escutcheons. In their baize lined rosewood case, with accessories including Sykes brass flask & barrel spanner & nipple key.
Circa 1835
Very good quality pistols in fine condition, retaining most original finish.
Daniel Ross, (known as Old Daniel) well known gunmaker and philanthropist, born 1791, gunmaker at South Hanover Street, Edinburgh 1815- 1839, died 1871
Gifted the Ross Fountain to the people of Edinburgh.