GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
PAIR OF JACOB KUCHENREUTER TARGET/ HOLSTER PISTOLS CONVERTED TO PERCUSSION IN FINE CASE WITH ACCESSORIES. KUCHENREUTER TARGET PISTOLS NSN .520 IVORY Cal. .520 Groove diameter. 4 Deep groove rifled. 10" Tapered octagon bbls have square gold poincon of horse and rider (a Kuchenreuter trademark) on each end. Top flats of bbls are silver inlaid "Jacob Kuchenreuter" (ca 1780). Flats are also silver wire inlaid in scroll fore and aft, scroll extends onto flanking facets. Bbls are converted to percussion with well shaped bolster/ drums. Slightly cambered round bodied locks with long teats, are fitted with newer round bodied percussion hammers. European walnut stocks with flared and molded finials to grips, extend to muzzles. Steel furniture is well filed and has fancy finials. Butt caps are dome shaped. Trigger guards have spurs, and triggers are set. Borderless flat top checkering is in fancy pattern. Vacant silver ovals are at tops of grips. "Certifiable antique elephant ivory" tipped baleen ramrods with worm tails, are held by nicely shaped beaded pipes. Pistols are french-fitted into what is probably an early Victorian walnut case, lined in green baize. Set comes with an array accessories. These include two brass and greenheart loading rods, walnut loading mallet, steel powder measure, color hardened patch cutter and mainspring clamp, filed steel round ball mold with pincher type sprue cutter, small oil bottle, ebony handled turnscrew, small round gutta percha powder flask, and an interesting iron and walnut handled lead ladle, PROVENANCE: The Spiropoulos Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. All metal parts of pistols show considerable cleaning to bright polish. Wood retains most of an old oil finish. One pistol has repair to last 4" at muzzle. Trigger of one pistol will not set, and the same pistol is missing its front sight. Locks are crisp-ish. Accessories are fine to very fine. Exterior of case retains most of what appears to be its old varnish finish. Interior cloth is fine, with numerous stains on lid portion from contact with guns and accessories. 49891-6 MGM27 (6,000-10,000)