A Manton is the Rolls Royce of his time. When I was a kid I used to go to Bond Street in London and look at the fine cased pistols for sale. A cased pair of Manton dueling pistols then cost around $300 and they were just wonderful. This was in the late 50's.
I had a friend who bought a cased set and we used to go out and shoot them! They were flinters and went off instantly. This was a little later, and he paid $3000 for them.
They were like new. We shot the old balls that were in the case. This was in the late 70's. I recall the fantastic brown damascus pattern in the barrels. Just amazing.
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