PAIR OF JOHN PROBIN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS.

PAIR OF JOHN PROBIN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS. SN 4083/ 4084. Cal. .480 Bore diameter. Smooth bore. 10″ Octagon bbls with 5″ under ribs, support plain pipes holding mahogany ramrods with horn tips. Top flats fitted with large U-notch rear, and bead front sights, are engraved “John Probin Lisle Street Leicester Square London.” Original percussion patent breeches have platinum bands at rear and inset platinum poincon marked “I. PROBIN & CO LONDON” with crown motifs. Plugs are nicely filed and fitted with turned shanked square shouldered nipples, and vented platinum “blow-outs”. Locks with tall serpentine round-faced hammers, are fitted with back sliding safeties. Locks and hammers are engraved with well cut open scroll. Hammers have dolphins heads. “John Probin Lisle Street London” is on each plate. Beautifully made locks have detents and tumblers and are stamped with SNs on plates. SNs also appear on breech plugs. Trigger plates fitted with single set triggers, have stylized pineapple finials. Trigger guards are scroll engraved. Streaked European walnut stocks have steel capped bag grips, horn tips, and attach to bbls with single side nails to oval silver escutcheons. Grips are fully checkered with elliptical borders. There are vacant silver crestplates at tops of grips. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain most of an old re-brown over considerable scattered pitting. Other iron parts are mostly dark gray brown. Lock internals are bright and excellent. Trigger guards and plates have traces of orig blue. Stocks have considerable amount of orig finish, many areas worn through and darkened, under some added oil. Bores are excellent. Locks and triggers are crisp. An unusual pair of best quality duelers. 4-45140 MGM260 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2357	$4,025.00	PAIR OF JOHN PROBIN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS. SN 4083/ 4084. Cal. .480 Bore diameter. Smooth bore. 10″ Octagon bbls with 5″ under ribs, support plain pipes holding mahogany ramrods with horn tips. Top flats fitted with large U-notch rear, and bead front sights, are engraved “John Probin Lisle Street Leicester Square London.” Original percussion patent breeches have platinum bands at rear and inset platinum poincon marked “I. PROBIN & CO LONDON” with crown motifs. Plugs are nicely filed and fitted with turned shanked square shouldered nipples, and vented platinum “blow-outs”. Locks with tall serpentine round-faced hammers, are fitted with back sliding safeties. Locks and hammers are engraved with well cut open scroll. Hammers have dolphins heads. “John Probin Lisle Street London” is on each plate. Beautifully made locks have detents and tumblers and are stamped with SNs on plates. SNs also appear on breech plugs. Trigger plates fitted with single set triggers, have stylized pineapple finials. Trigger guards are scroll engraved. Streaked European walnut stocks have steel capped bag grips, horn tips, and attach to bbls with single side nails to oval silver escutcheons. Grips are fully checkered with elliptical borders. There are vacant silver crestplates at tops of grips. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain most of an old re-brown over considerable scattered pitting. Other iron parts are mostly dark gray brown. Lock internals are bright and excellent. Trigger guards and plates have traces of orig blue. Stocks have considerable amount of orig finish, many areas worn through and darkened, under some added oil. Bores are excellent. Locks and triggers are crisp. An unusual pair of best quality duelers. 4-45140 MGM260 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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