FINE PAIR OF LONG CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS WITH BRASS MOUNTS AND BARRELS SHEATHED IN BRASS CIRCA 1730.

SN NSN. The locks of these handsome holster pistols are flat and exhibit the early ‘banana’ form and are engraved with line borders and leaves, swan neck cocks engraved en suite. Frizzens are plain but well formed and appear to be original. Frizzen springs are nicely filed. The triggerguards are plain, nicely chamfered ramrod pipes are octagonal and shield thumbpieces are solid. The bulbous buttcaps are cast and chased with leaves and the butt finials with a grotesque mask. The round barrels are moulded at the breech with slightly swamped muzzles and long foresights emerging from a leaf. The barrels are unusual in that they are steel sheathed in brass. The sideplates are openwork cast and chased with scrolls. The light walnut fullstocks are finely carved with scrolls, moulded around the locks and sideplates, and carved behind the barrel tangs. Notes: These pistols are in remarkably good original condition and appear to have been little used. PROVENANCE: Charles Kaufmann Collection; Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Steel surfaces are fine with sharp engraving and little or no staining. Brass mounts and barrels are crisp throughout. Wood fullstocks rate excellent for the period with very sharp carving and only minor marks. 4-49781 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 3461

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3461	$11,500.00	FINE PAIR OF LONG CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS WITH BRASS MOUNTS AND BARRELS SHEATHED IN BRASS CIRCA 1730. SN NSN. The locks of these handsome holster pistols are flat and exhibit the early ‘banana’ form and are engraved with line borders and leaves, swan neck cocks engraved en suite. Frizzens are plain but well formed and appear to be original. Frizzen springs are nicely filed. The triggerguards are plain, nicely chamfered ramrod pipes are octagonal and shield thumbpieces are solid. The bulbous buttcaps are cast and chased with leaves and the butt finials with a grotesque mask. The round barrels are moulded at the breech with slightly swamped muzzles and long foresights emerging from a leaf. The barrels are unusual in that they are steel sheathed in brass. The sideplates are openwork cast and chased with scrolls. The light walnut fullstocks are finely carved with scrolls, moulded around the locks and sideplates, and carved behind the barrel tangs. Notes: These pistols are in remarkably good original condition and appear to have been little used. PROVENANCE: Charles Kaufmann Collection; Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Steel surfaces are fine with sharp engraving and little or no staining. Brass mounts and barrels are crisp throughout. Wood fullstocks rate excellent for the period with very sharp carving and only minor marks. 4-49781 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 3461 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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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FINE PAIR OF LONG CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS WITH BRASS MOUNTS AND BARRELS SHEATHED IN BRASS CIRCA 1730.