GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
LOT OF EIGHT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC PISTOLS RANGING FROM HAND CANNON THROUGH PERCUSSION REVOLVER. TWIGG POCKET PISTOL NSN 45 BOXLOCK FLINTLOCK, 1-3/4" Barrel, 6-1/4" overall, marked "Twigg" and "London" on brass frame, brass screw bbl, plain walnut bag grip, steel trigger guard, sliding safety. CONDITION: Very good. Old cleaning, nicely patenated, will not cock, trigger spring broken. 51343-2 MGM5 (3,550-6,500)
EAST EUROPEAN MIGUELET HOLSTER PISTOL NSN 55 HIGH QUALITY. 13-1/2" Relief filed steel bbl attached to morocco leather covered nearly full stock with three silver bands with inlay. Gold damascened lock, ball trigger with no guard. Scrolled silver sideplate, matching bbl bands, ball grip with silver cap decorated "en suite" with bands and backstrap. CONDITION: Fair, due to major break in stock at grip, otherwise good plus. Essentially, as found. 51343-5 MGM7 (400-700)
UNMARKED PISTOL HAND CANNON NSN 70 INTERESTING BREECH LOADING MINIATURE HAND CANNON. 4-5/8" Flared octagon bbl with "thunder mug" breech section put into battery with wooden wedge. Elm (?) stock with turned fruit wood (?) butt. 15" overall. CONDITION: Good, cleaned, stock repair to breech area. 51343-6 MGM8 (250-500)
EUROPEAN POCKET PISTOL NSN 45 UNMARKED PAIR OF SCREW BARREL BOXLOCK FLINTLOCK MUFF PISTOLS: Steel frames, 1" barrels, Birmingham proofs, 5-1/4" overall. Sliding safeties, folding spur triggers, floral and foliate engraving on frames, silver chinoiserie inlay in walnut bag grips. CONDITION: Good. Gray patina on metal, considerable lifting of inlay. Mechanically good. 51343-3 MGM6 (600-1,000)
MIQUELET BELT PISTOL NSN 70 PERCUSSION WITH BELT HOOK. 7-3/4" Octagon to round bbl. Brass trigger guard. Walnut full stock with flared butt having floral carved cap. Steel belt hook on left side. CONDITION: Good, lightly cleaned patina. 51343-7 MGM9 (400-800)
COLT POCKET PISTOL 1849 75733 31 6" Bbl. Standard configuration. Matching numbers. New York City bbl address. CONDITION: Fair. Re-blued over scattered pitting. Frame re-plated. Grips worn. Hammer cocks. Cylinder does not rotate. 51343-8 MGM10 (300-500)
WITTEMAN OF DARMSTADT FLINTLOCK PISTOLS NSN 45 PAIR. (Most likely Johann, working 1793-95). 10" Blued steel octagon to round bbls with makers name on top flats. Plain locks with roller frizzens. Walnut full stocks mounted with engraved brass furniture. Skip checkered grips with brass stud highlights on flared grips, with foliate cast caps. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Iron parts retain over 80% of their orig finish. Stocks have a few nicks and dings. Brass backstraps most likely later replacements. 51343-9 MGM11 (750-1,500)
KETLAND & CO LONDON NAVAL OFFICERS F/L PISTOL NSN 60 (ca 1785). 7-7/8" Round swamped brass bbl, brass lockplate and pan, marked with makers name. Steel serpentine cock and frizzen. Acorn finial to trigger guard. Some relief carving around bbl tang. Pierced sideplate. CONDITION: Fair due to crudely replaced trigger guard bow and tang. Full stock appears sound, but with some minor stress cracks on left side, replaced ramrod with ferrule missing. 51343-11 MGM12 (250-500)