3396 PAIR OF SCOTTISH MOUNTED OFFICER'S FLINTLOCK

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2026 Nov 08 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,500.00 USD
Estimated at 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
PISTOLS BY JOHN MCFARLANE OF EDINBURGH. Cal. 62. S# NSN. When these pistols were made John McFarlane was working at 9 Parliament Square, Edinburgh. He moved to 4 South St. Andrew Street in 1824. These good quality pistols have 9" ovate slightly swamped twist barrels engraved "EDINBURGH" on top flats. Bottoms are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs and muzzle ends are fitted with bridled steel ramrods. Breech irons have some floral and feather engraving. Locks with flat plates having trunkated tails are fitted with serpentine cocks with back sliding safetys, semi-waterproof pans, bridled roller frizzens with rollers on feather springs which have bulbous finials. Locks are engraved with stand of arms at rear and some feather bursts at center above "McFARLANE". Trigger plates have stylized pineapple finials. Trigger guards are engraved with scroll and shield. Relatively plain European walnut stocks extend to within 1" of muzzles with horn tips and have square checkered bag grips. Vacant rectangular silver crest plates are at tops of grips. Stocks attach to barrels with captive side bolts through rectangular silver escutcheons. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: pistols are housed in beech wood cutlery case with central brass circle on top; lined in green cloth. A reproduction Thomas Jackson label is in lid. Bottom of case is well configured for these pistols and has compartments for some old accessories including ebony and brass loading rod and turn screw. Other compartments hold nutcracker ball mould and wad cutter. Central compartment holds small plain brass powder flask. Two covered compartments with brass knobs are empty. CONDITION: good to very good with some refinishing. Barrels retaining most of a recent re-brown that presents a slightly orange appearance. Other metal parts show cleaning to brownish gray with engraving clear. Stocks retain most of their original oil finish with a vast number of marks, dings and scratches mostly on left sides from contact with earlier case and accessories. Checkering is moderately worn. Bores are relatively shiny with minor pits and frosting. Locks and frizzens are quite good. Safetys do not work. Case retains most of what is probably its original finish with some marks and dings. Older recycled interior cloth is good with compressions. Accessories are good. (01-30255/MGM). ANTIQUE. $3,000-5,000.