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Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere, Fine Cased Pair. SN 8985
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A Fine Cased Pair of Percussion Turnover Pistols by Isaac Riviere.

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6⅜" overall, 1⅝" 80 bore boxlock, double-barrelled, over & under, case hardened screw barrels with foliate engraving at the muzzles & 8 grooves for the barrel key. Case hardened & foliate engraved breeches with the Gunmakers' Co. view & proof marks. Case hardened border & foliate scroll engraved frames, each signed “Riviere”, case hardened dolphin head hammers. Case hardened border & foliate engraved breech tangs, case hardened & engraved butt straps, blued folding triggers. Very finely chequered figured walnut butts, each with gadrooned ovoidal butt caps & German silver shield shaped escutcheons. In their original lined fitted mahogany case with plain circular brass escutcheon on the lid & magnificent Isaac Riviere trade label, containing copper three-way flask, 80 bore steel mould for balls stamped “80”, ebony handled turnscrew, ebony handled combination barrel and nipple key, Eley Bros. Ld. japanned cap tin containing caps, & the case key.

Circa 1840. 

In near mint condition retaining virtually all their original finish.                

Note: Isaac Riviere traded from 315 Oxford Street from 1818 until his death in 1851. His shop was immediately next door to that of James Purdey, who traded from 314½ Oxford Street from 1827 until his death in 1863.