A Pair of Sleepy Flintlock Overcoat Pistols by Brummitt of Nottinghamshire. With sighted octagonal barrels, decorated with a geometric band at the breech, foliate engraved tangs incorporating rear-sights, stepped, bevelled locks (one cock a replacement) full stocked in walnut, vacant rectangular escutcheons, with foliate engraved trigger guard with pineapple finials, turned ramrod pipes and original iron ramrods.
BRUMMITT, Samuel [1770-1820]
Made double barrel, over and under, flintlock pocket pistols and double barrel flintlock fowling pieces of fine workmanship. Also made flintlock rifles. Shop located at Warsop, Nottinghamshire.
A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York.
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