The breech plug tangs, butt caps, and trigger guards have decorative engraving. Deloping was technically against most dueling codes as it implied the matter was not actually serious enough for an exchange of gunfire, but it wasnt uncommon. The barrels have a decorative band around the breech end. Look at any Wogdon duelling pistol, be it one from his early production years in the mid-1770s or one made towards the end of his career when in partnership with John Barton in the early 1800s, and they all have that unmistakable Wogdon style. Standard flintlock pistols can have a noticeable delay between pulling the trigger and actually firing the bullet unless precisely tuned. It was requested that the Duke say he considered Colonel Lennox a man of honour and courage. Exactly what happened next has been debated and veiled in mystery ever since. Her promiscuous behaviour was well known and a series of anonymous, scurrilous articles with barely veiled references to her appeared in Reverend Bates Morning Post. Wood for Gunsmithing and restoration. .38 in. Special care was taken when moulding the lead bullets to ensure that there were no voids which would affect accuracy. Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1800 A.D. Where neither principal owned a pistol, then a pair might be produced to be shared. [7], The most famous and innovative manufacturers were London-based companies such as Wogdon & Barton, Durs Egg, Manton, Mortimer, Nock, and Purdey. He died on September 14, 1836, a poor and broken man, on the same day that the divorce was finalized. (10 cm); Wt. The pistols are quite unique with their saw handled butts and spurred trigger guards the design of which would have been specified by the owner. Churchs Wogdon & Barton pistols were used on July 11, 1804, close to where the young Hamilton had been mortally wounded. Each pistol with 10 inch rebrowned sighted octagonal barrel inscribed Wogdon & Barton London on the top flat, gold lined touch hole, foliate engraved tang incorporating the rear sight, flat bevel edged signed lock with stepped tail and sliding safety, set trigger, figured walnut full stock, swelling flat sided butt, engraved iron furniture including trigger guard with pineapple finial, horn tipped ramrod; contained in their original baize lined mahogany case with accessories including a leather bodied flask, flint wallet and cleaning rod, the exterior with recessed brass carrying handle.
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