An Unusual 22-Bore Brass-Mounted Flintlock Turn-Off PistolBy Jones, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith stout two-stage cannon barrel, border engraved brass action engraved with foliage at the back of the breech and signed beneath the steel-spring, engraved tang secured by a screw over the breech, dog-catch engaging with the back of the cock (later engraving, top jaw and screw replaced), swelling moulded figured butt carved with a shell behind the tang, cast and chased mounts comprising dragon side-plate with foliate tail, vacant foliate escutcheon, border engraved trigger-guard secured by two screws, with foliate finial and decorated with a small shell on the bow, and grotesque mask butt-cap, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 6.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour, and Modern Sporting Guns..., 29 July 2009, lot 586