Pair of dueling pistols and box given by Robert Burns to his physician
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.8557
- Date
- 1780 to 1790
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Wilson
- Object number
- 3.8557
- Date
- 1780 to 1790
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Wilson
Description
Pair of dueling pistols and box given by Robert Burns to his physician Dr. William Maxwell.
Pistols made by Wilson, with escutcheons of skull and crossbones design inlaid, pineapple design trigger guard with the initials 'WM' engraved.
Object information
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