3397 GOOD PAIR OF CASED PERCUSSION BOXLOCK SCREW

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2026 Nov 08 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 2,000.00 USD
Estimated at 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
BARREL TURN OVER POCKET PISTOLS WITH FOLDING TRIGGERS BY JOSEPH LANG WITH CASE HAVING EDWARD LONDON LABEL & ACCESSORIES. Cal. 45. S# NSN. These interesting pistols have 1-1/2" case hardened screw off barrels which mount in rotating breech section with British proofs engraved "PATENT" and "LONDON" on sides. Case hardened boxlock actions with center hung percussion hammers, tang safetys, and blued folding triggers are nicely engraved with large open scroll. Area within scroll on left side is engraved "LANG" "7. HAY MARKET". Best quality checkered walnut bag grips have inlet steel caps and vacant silver ovals at tops. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: pistols are housed in their original mahogany case with dual hook latch and central brass medallion. Interior is lined in green cloth and an interesting "Edward London" "Gunmaker" label is in lid (The celebrated Joseph Lang provided many guns to the London trade.) Bottom compartment is nicely fitted for pistols and a near complete array of fine quality accessories including: steel "WD" (William Davis) marked ball mould size No. 58, a plain copper bodied powder flask by Hawksley, a turned rosewood cap box, and the original steel spanner for barrels combined with nipple wrench. There are two covered compartments with bone knobs both marked "No. 878" on bottoms of covers (no S# found on pistols); one contains balls, the other nipples. CONDITION: exceptionally fine. Metal retaining over 85% original case hardening color. Most bright blue remains on triggers and tensioning springs. Grips retain nearly all of their original finish; checkering very lightly worn. Bores are good; mechanically fine. Barrels on one pistol are installed very tightly and can not be easily removed. Case is also very fine with some spotting and soiling on it's exterior. Interior cloth is very good to fine with some scattered areas of fading. Label is very good; foxed. Accessories are very fine. (01-29774/MGM). ANTIQUE. $4,000-6,000.