ENGLAND, George III period (1795-1820) Pair of British flint - Lot 87

ENGLAND, George III period (1795-1820) Pair of British flintlock double pistols. Rifled, fluted, stacked, damascus barrels, engraved on the upper side "Prosser Charing Cross London", with stirrup-mounted ramrod. Signed "Prosser" locks and flat-bodied hammers, spark arrestor basins, wheel battery springs, safety locks on the back of the hammers. Iron trigger guard engraved with military attributes. Oval, hallmarked silver cap engraved with palm leaves. Gold-embellished lights. Walnut stocks, with removable stock attachment on the back. With removable walnut stock. Oval silver thumb pieces engraved with an English count crown. Duty mark: George III, date mark "O" and goldsmith's mark "IP". ABE (minor oxidation), circa 1809 Iron stirrup rods (one stirrup screw later) John PROSSER, harquebusier in London from 1797 to 1817 at 9 Charing Cross. He continued to work at 37 Charing Cross until 1860.