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2482
$14,950.00

PAIR OF HALBACH & SONS FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. SN NSN. Cal. 52. 5-7/8″ brass half round, half octagon cannon muzzle bbls marked on left breech flat with a sunken “V” over sunken crowned “P” over sunken crowned “G”. Locks are 4″ long and marked under the pan “HALBACH/& SONS”. Nosecap, ramrod pipe, trigger guard, side plate and butt caps are all brass. Butt caps deeply engraved with American “folk-art” eagle with 13 stars around and over the eagle’s head. Walnut stocks are nicely relief carved around the bbl tang, also having 13 stars. PROVENANCE: Charles Radcliffe Collection. Formerly from Charles duPont Collection who purchased it from Park Emery, Kimberton, PA. CONDITION: Overall metal is in fine condition, as are the locks. Walnut stocks are in fine condition with repaired crack around the wrist of one pistol. Second pistol has 1-1/2″ long stress crack running from tip of trigger guard to ramrod pipe. 2-1/4″ crack on right side of forend. Overall both pistols are very solid. Aside from a few handling marks and for their age would be considered in very fine condition. 4-39574 PAS39 (8,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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