B. WOODWARD & SONS .577 BREECHLOADING HOWDAH PISTOL.

B. WOODWARD & SONS .577 BREECHLOADING HOWDAH PISTOL. SN 6055. (ca 1867) Cal. 577 Snyder. 7″ Enfield rifled laminated steel bbls are engraved “B. Woodward & Sons” on raised top rib mounted with one standing, one folding leaf U-notch rear and ramp front sights. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs for 25 bore. Round bodied Jones underlever action has nicely filed fences. Peninsula back action non-rebounding locks have tall spurred, round bodied serpentine hammers. Action and locks are engraved with flourishes of nicely cut open scroll and leaf borders. “B. Woodward & Sons” is at top of each lockplate. Blued trigger guard extends to large steel grip cap, and has SN at grip. Figured European walnut grip stock has coarse wraparound checkering. Matching small forend has inset ebony tip, and fastens to bbl with captive side nail through engraved steel escutcheons. Pistol comes in old leather type attache case. Interior is lined in chamois leather, and is French fitted to pistol. Hinged compartment contains reproduction, archaic looking, turnscrew and cleaning rod. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 60 – 80% of their orig brown with excellent definition to pattern, most loss due to cleaning of scattered pitting, which is fairly deep in spots. Action and locks retain 80% + orig case hardening color, with some scattered freckling and one or two light pits. Trigger guard retains most of its bright blue. Stocks retain most of their orig finish, checkering lightly worn. Forend tip replaced with epoxy. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny, with sharp rifling throughout. Breech ends of bbls have been engine turned. Action is slightly loose. Bbls are slightly off face. Locks are crisp. Case leather is good, new interior is fine. Any breech loading Howdah pistol is rare, one like this example with lots of orig finish, is especially so. 4-48170 MGM156 (10,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2144	$0.00	B. WOODWARD & SONS .577 BREECHLOADING HOWDAH PISTOL. SN 6055. (ca 1867) Cal. 577 Snyder. 7″ Enfield rifled laminated steel bbls are engraved “B. Woodward & Sons” on raised top rib mounted with one standing, one folding leaf U-notch rear and ramp front sights. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs for 25 bore. Round bodied Jones underlever action has nicely filed fences. Peninsula back action non-rebounding locks have tall spurred, round bodied serpentine hammers. Action and locks are engraved with flourishes of nicely cut open scroll and leaf borders. “B. Woodward & Sons” is at top of each lockplate. Blued trigger guard extends to large steel grip cap, and has SN at grip. Figured European walnut grip stock has coarse wraparound checkering. Matching small forend has inset ebony tip, and fastens to bbl with captive side nail through engraved steel escutcheons. Pistol comes in old leather type attache case. Interior is lined in chamois leather, and is French fitted to pistol. Hinged compartment contains reproduction, archaic looking, turnscrew and cleaning rod. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 60 – 80% of their orig brown with excellent definition to pattern, most loss due to cleaning of scattered pitting, which is fairly deep in spots. Action and locks retain 80% + orig case hardening color, with some scattered freckling and one or two light pits. Trigger guard retains most of its bright blue. Stocks retain most of their orig finish, checkering lightly worn. Forend tip replaced with epoxy. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny, with sharp rifling throughout. Breech ends of bbls have been engine turned. Action is slightly loose. Bbls are slightly off face. Locks are crisp. Case leather is good, new interior is fine. Any breech loading Howdah pistol is rare, one like this example with lots of orig finish, is especially so. 4-48170 MGM156 (10,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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