December 17, 2026 The Estate Of Whitefoord Cole II: Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Lot #1086:
(A) CASED PAIR OF NOCK PERCUSSION 12 BORE BELT PISTOLS
The is a pair of greatcoat pistols in identical configuration and clearly made as a pair. Octagonal barrels with brown faux Damascus twist, "London" engraved across top flat, hooked patent breech, and bead front sight. Barrels are retained by single keys that feed through silver escutcheons. Birmingham proof on underside of both barrels, one also stamped "1". Swivel captured ramrod feeds directly into a reinforced mouth. Engraved with a patriotic stand of arms at the tang with a sprig of acanthus over the breech. Flat stepped lock with beveled edges, rays at the rear, engraving of a drum, "H. NOCK" in the center, serpentine cocks with checkered tips, and English sliding safeties. Locks retained by a single sidenail through a reinforced escutcheon, sidepanels with belt hooks. English high polish blued spur trigger guard with a patriotic panoply of arms and a pineapple finial. Walnut stocks with bag handle and checkered with English flat top checkering in a modified point pattern with a partially mullered border. Both wrists with silver rectangular plaques with a softened family crest that looks like a rampant lion over the initials "CFG" in Gothic script. In a contemporary case. Given Nock's death in 1804 and the company changing their name to Wilkinson & Son circa 1818, and this gun using a percussion system, this appears to be be either composited or a pair of period forgeries made in the Birmingham trade. CONDITION: Browning refreshed in the English style with some handling marks and mottling. Locks and tangs essentially dove grey with surface mossing throughout. Trigger guards with the majority of their bluing with scattered handling marks and mottling, some silvering to edges. Stocks very good with handling marks and impressions throughout, pistol (B) with a crack ahead of the lock, (A) with numerous impressions to pommel, and scattered abraded heads. Mechanically fine excepting safeties which do not articulate, bores good with evidence of mechanical cleaning. Case fine with some oxidation to lock mechanism.
Barrel Length
(BOTH) 5 - 1/4"
Caliber/Bore
(BOTH) 12 Bore