A 10-BORE SWEDISH MODEL 1850 SERVICE PISTOL, 11.5inch

A 10-BORE SWEDISH MODEL 1850 SERVICE PISTOL, 11.5inch barrel stamped with various rack or serial numbers and the markings CSvH at the top of the breech, further stamped with the letter H, the bevelled lock stamped with a capital H over 1851 and the serial no. 948 at the tail, half stocked with chequered grips, fitted for a shoulder stock, regulation brass mounts, the butt with lanyard ring. Formerly part of the Geoffrey Boothroyd collection. Together with an article by Geoffrey detailing its presentation to him and noting that the stamp CSvH denotes it having been owned or used by a member of the Swedish nobility.