November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
For pistols of similar style and construction and attributed to various Committees of Safety, see "Historic Pistols" by Smith & Bitter, pgs. 14-19. Round barrel without sights proofed over the breach with "(Crown) / CP", "(Fleur de Lis) / I (?)" second character indistinct, possibly B for James Barber, and "(Crown) / V". Convex banana lock of a crude form, indicative of the kind of surreptitious activity that produced guns like this, with unbridled pan, double bolts, swan neck cock, and gradual teat at rear; stamped "P K" at rear, a mark that has been attributed to Peter Keener. Keener is recorded as manufacturing Committee of Safety firearms in "American Gunsmiths" by Sellers. Double lock bolts connected by a brass sideplate. Full length stock with a brass nosecap, ramrod retained by a single brass ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth with a pointed finial. Plain brass trigger guard with short trigger and a plain acorn finial. Tightly curved bag grip with brass buttcap. Accompanied by a number of photos of this pistol. CONDITION: Barrel has an even mottled patina with flashes of dove grey throughout, lock a more consistent chocolate patina with fewer flashes. Cock appears to have been cleaned. Stock is overall very good with several extremely well executed repairs and spliced in pieces, including an area ahead of lock, a sliver ahead of ramrod mouth, wrist, and behind trigger guard. Brass trigger guard has a well executed repair at rear. Brass has a pleasant deep gold color. Mechanically fine, bore is very good.
Caliber/Bore
.62 Smoothbore