December 17, 2026 The Estate Of Whitefoord Cole II: Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Lot #1011:
(A) AN INTERESTING BELGIAN PINFIRE REVOLVER MOUNTED TO A FRENCH SABER.
34" gentle curving blade with frosted decorations of stand of arms, scrolls, and florals, Double fuller running for 3/4 of the length of the blade terminating in a clip point tip. Spine of blade with Klingenthal manufacturers information. Cleverly mounted with a 9mm pinfire six shot revolver with relief cut for loading gate on right side and configured only to work in double action. Guard with three prongs decorated with simple line engraving. Scabbard with two hanger rings, and nicely visible braise line. Stylized Gothic R on interior of guard. See page 35 of Winant's Curiosa, where illustration 29 depicts a very similar combination saber and revolver. CONDITION: Very good as cleaned. Blade has been cleaned over some light pitting, leaving spine markings somewhat soft. Revolver is essentially dove grey. Left grip scale missing a sliver across the spine and with a small crack near finger grooves. Guard essentially brown throughout with some flashes of dove grey. Action works appropriately when operated by hand. Bore is very good with strong rifling and oxidation throughout. Scabbard cleaned over old oxidation. A wonderful example for the collector of European oddities.