October 30, 2019 The Collection of Steve & Marcy Hench
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2019
Revolutionary War era, this New England pistol features an unmarked brass two-stage barrel with brass tang. The flat lockplate has deep scroll engraved decoration and an unbridled pan. The brass triggerguard shows Dutch influence and the pommel cap has a series of engraved concentric circles on the bottom, trigger is also brass. Vacant brass oval wrist escutcheon. The two-piece brass sideplate is composed of one small circular escutcheon and a half-moon escutcheon at the rear, which is inscribed "ES Jr." Classic New England ramrod ferrule with long trumpeted tube with sets of engraved lines. The walnut stock has cane-shaped grip and is decorated with a relief-carved shell around the barrel tang, executed in the classic New England style. There is also a period reinforcing post secured through the wrist and fastened with a small brass escutcheon just above the wrist escutcheon. CONDITION: Barrel retains a mellow patina with some darker areas. Lock is in it's original flintlock configuration and retains a dark untouched patina. Furniture retains a dark mustard patina with some darker spots in protected areas. Wooden ramrod is a later replacement. Stock has some added finish and has some cracking around wrist, one minor piece professionally replaced on right side behind triggerguard bow. A very nice early New England brass-barreled pistol.
Caliber/Bore
.50 Smoothbore