3384 GOOD QUALITY PAIR OF FAIRLY EARLY UNMARKED ENGLISH

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
BRASS BARRELLED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. BOTH: Cal. 50. NSN (Circa 1760). The 8" brass bbls. have octagonal breech sections nicely tapered into rnd., but retaining top flats. Locks w/ flat plates feature serpentine cocks, integral pans, unbridled friction frizzens & feather springs w/ spear finials. Lockplates & cocks have some rudimentary acanthus engraving & line borders. Plain European walnut stocks which extend to within 1/8" of muzzles are brass mounted. Buttcaps extend halfway along back lines of grips. Trigger guards have spear finials, & individual sideplates are sm. There are oval silver crestplates at tops of grips which are engraved "AP" "3". Stocks are pinned to bbls. & plain hickory ramrods are held by beaded split pipes & matching thimbles. CONDITION: very good. Brass w/ old cleaning is now golden yellow. Lockplates cleaned to silver gray. Stocks are very fine, retaining most of what appears to be their original finish w/ some light scratches & marks. Stocks are sound & there are no noted repairs or breaks. Bores are corroded. Locks are operable. (01-21219, 01-21220/MGM). BOTH ANTIQUE. $2,500-3,500.