GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
EXTREMELY FINE PAIR OF CASED LEPAGE MOUTIER PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS.LEPAGEDUELLING PISTOLS255/161050IVORYCal. 50. Beautiful cased pair "FAR P. LEPAGE MOUTIER A PARIS" marked 9-1/2" multi-groove rifled oct bbls, beautifully blued, delicate dovetail front sights with fixed rear sights as part of the top tang. Each has delicately engraved front action stepped tail locks with delicate curved hammers, marked around each hammer "F.P. LEPAGE MOUTIER - A - PARIS" and are mounted in very nicely figured ebony 1-pc stocks with fluted butts and beautiful fluted engraved buttcaps with turned finials. Furniture is all steel & beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with numbers "1" and 2" engraved behind rear sights on top tangs. Stocks, in addition to being fluted, are also deeply carved in intertwined foliate patterns forward of locks. The fabulous presentation quality case appears to be mahogany veneer and has initialed plaque on top of lid. Case has long brass hinges with a mortised brass lid support and a mortised brass lock. Interior is lined in royal purple velvet, bottom is French fitted for pistols. It also contains an iron nutcracker ball mold with sprue cutter, a fancy "LEPAGE A PARIS" marked flask, screwdriver, pair of wood loading rods and functional key. It also contains an ebony mallet. Left rear & right front corners have covered compartments, one of which contains a carved cylindrical bone and ivory cap container. This is a beautiful pair of guns in fine case with rare marked flask. CONDITION: Extremely fine, pistols have seen little use, retaining virtually all of their orig bright blue finish on bbls. Remainder of metal has a silver/grey satin finish. Stocks are equally sound and extremely fine new retaining virtually all of their thinning bright orig piano varnish finish with only a few minor cosmetic blemishes. Like found on other Lepage target and dueling pistols, small numbers are found in wood "255" left top of stocks and "1610" left bottom of stocks on each pistol. Case is sound and solid retaining much of its orig varnish with several hairlines in veneer on lid. Plaque is well fit with easily discerned initials "LGD". Interior is moderately faded overall with almost bleached circular areas in lid where in contact with locks. Flask retains about half of its orig varnish with small dent on surface, screwdriver, ball mold are both apparent restorations as is bottom right lid and turned wood finial. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. 50657-3 JS (6,000-8,000)