3394 EXTREMELY RARE & EARLY 1836 PROTOTYPE “TUBE

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This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 13 @ 17:04UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 500.00 USD
Estimated at 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
HAMMER” ALLEN & THURBER SINGLE SHOT PISTOL. Cal. 36. S# 67. Bbl. 2 3/4" oct. to round bbl., unmarked other than SN. Left side of frame “ALLEN’S PATENT”, rosewood grips w/ sm. vacant German silver oval escutcheons. CONDITION: very good to fine overall, sharp smooth brown/gray patina, sharp edges, crisp markings & engraving, complete, matching & original mechanically fine w/ crisp bright rifled bore. Pistol is housed in custom blue velvet lined compartmented case w/ sm. fluted flask, cap tin & a 2 cavity ball mold combination bbl. wrench. Wrench is slightly too lg. though functional. Only 8 examples are known to survive. (01-18562/JS). ANTIQUE. $1,000-2,000.