QUALITY**Cased, Pair Of Victorian C1840 Tatham 37 Charing Cross London 16 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistols With Captive Steel Ram Rods & Accessories Case Named To ‘Hy Smith Esq RE 2nd Bucks Hussars’. Sn 23484:15 percussion 16 Bore/gauge Muzzleloader

**QUALITY**Cased, Pair Of Victorian C1840 Tatham 37 Charing Cross London 16 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistols With Captive Steel Ram Rods & Accessories Case Named To ‘Hy Smith Esq RE 2nd Bucks Hussars’. Sn 23484:15 - 23484:15

Henry Tatham (1770-1835) & later his son Henry Tatham junior (1804-1860) were London based gunmakers with premises at 24 Pall Mall 1825-34, 37 Charing Cross 1834 56, 37 Charing Cross & 3 Opera Arcade 1857-58 & 37 Charing Cross only 1859-1860 (see page 207 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 London By Brown). This is an excellent pair of percussion traveling pistols by Tatham made at their 37 Charing Cross premises C1840. The pistols are in excellent undamaged condition with all original walnut full stocks with chequered grip panels both inset void white metal escutcheons, 8” brown wash sighted steel barrels (13 ¼” overall), engraved foliate decorated trigger guards with extended tangs and pineapple finials, action plates, Dolphin hammers & safety bolts. The action plates of each pistol are crisply signed by the manufacturer ‘Tatham’ (most likely Henry Junior). Both pistols are complete with their original captive steel ram rods. The barrels of each pistol are clean smoothbore. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The pistols are complete with their associated period fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has its original lock (key absent) and hook fasteners. The top of the lid has an inlaid shield inscribed ‘Hy (Henry) Smith Esq RE (Esquire) 2nd Bucks (Buckinghamshire) Hussars’. The inside of the lid has a retailers trade label ‘Bright, Moore & Co Army Business Makers London’ trade label. The interior of the case is lined in green felt and has compartments contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which include a copper and brass powder flask with trap for percussion caps / nipples (empty), a wood and brass cleaning rod with worm and jag, a quantity of moulded lead balls and an original period sealed Joyce & Co percussion caps tin which appears to be full (we have not broken the seal to check the contents). The price for this quality pair of cased pistols worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23484:15

£3,450.00