April 11-13, 2023 Firearms and Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/12/2023
Octagonal-to-round barrel with a wide wedding ring at girdle. Barrel has 4 silver inlays; top rib has inlay reading "CHA EVERETT", silver inlay with simple engraving at girdle over top 3 facets, a lozenge ahead of girdle and a lozenge around front sight. Bead front sight, scoop rear sight at tang. Barrel retained by pair of keys with escutcheons in the shape of an ovoid and a folky eagle, lightly engraved. Horn tipped ramrod retained by a single brass ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Ketland & Co marked flat stepped lock with double locking bolts, conversion to percussion achieved via drum. Full length American walnut stock has silver wire inlays around locking bolt and tang, with silver thumbpiece. Brass trigger guard with light floral engraving and an urn finial. Engraving is not ostentatious but well cut. Accompanied by a Kentucky Rifle Association award for best pistol, dated 1995, made by Williamsburg Restoration and marked sterling. With a folder of information including an inventory sheet, photos, and photocopies of pages from "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker where this pistol is featured. This pistol is further pictured on pg. 47 of "The Kentucky Pistol" by Chandler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall very good to excellent, with barrel a smooth gunmetal grey with flashes of patination and spotting, more towards muzzle. Silver is clean and engraving is sharp. Lock commensurate with barrel. Stock is excellent with some minor handling marks and a few impressions throughout, free of cracks of chips. One minor repair to butt where it looks as though a cylinder was inserted to reinforce butt. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. A well presenting American silver mounted pistol. EMW
Caliber/Bore
.56 Smoothbore
Manufacturer
Charles Everett
Paperwork
Folder of Provenance