EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL SPRING BAYONET PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY F. BARNES & CO. WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES.

SN NSN. Cal. .484 Smooth bore. 4-1/4″ One piece octagonal bbls with integral percussion breeches, have flourishes of scroll engraving on top and side flats. Bottoms are stamped with Birmingham proofs. Top rights are engraved “F. Barnes & Co (most likely Frederick working in Birmingham 1831-1903, with premises in London 1851 – 1904). Bbl groups are mounted with spring loaded folding 4-1/2” steel triangular bayonets retained by latch mounted on top tangs. Boxlock actions have flat faced serpentine hammers with stylized dolphins heads. Actions are engraved with near full coverage well cut shaded scroll. Hammers have unshaded scroll. European walnut finely checkered bag grips have vacant German silver oval escutcheons at tops. Bridled steel ramrods are in blued steel housing screwed to bottoms of bbl clusters. Steel trigger guards are scroll engraved. What appears to be orig quartered oak case with pivoting hook closure and inset D-ring handle, is lined in green cloth, and contains two brass and ebony loading rods (one for large caliber pistol fitting these pistols, and another for a small caliber (approx .32)), nutcracker ball mold marked “40”, chamfered plain copper bodied powder flask, a patch/ wad cutter, as well as a small pewter oil bottle. CONDITION: Excellent. Pistols retain a large amount of their fine orig finishes on wood and metal, but suffer from some poor storage, with one pistol showing a large amount of cleaned oxidation on both bbls and trigger guard bow. The other pistol shows some oxidation on right bbl, color is extremely strong and vivid on bottom, with some light cleaning scratches, and some freckling on bow. Orig color is quite strong on actions and hammers. Case exterior is very fine with a number of rubs in what appears to be its orig finish. Interior cloth is good, with rubs and soiling. Accessories are good. 4-55348 MGM318 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1557

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1557	$11,500.00	EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL SPRING BAYONET PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY F. BARNES & CO. WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES. SN NSN. Cal. .484 Smooth bore. 4-1/4″ One piece octagonal bbls with integral percussion breeches, have flourishes of scroll engraving on top and side flats. Bottoms are stamped with Birmingham proofs. Top rights are engraved “F. Barnes & Co (most likely Frederick working in Birmingham 1831-1903, with premises in London 1851 – 1904). Bbl groups are mounted with spring loaded folding 4-1/2” steel triangular bayonets retained by latch mounted on top tangs. Boxlock actions have flat faced serpentine hammers with stylized dolphins heads. Actions are engraved with near full coverage well cut shaded scroll. Hammers have unshaded scroll. European walnut finely checkered bag grips have vacant German silver oval escutcheons at tops. Bridled steel ramrods are in blued steel housing screwed to bottoms of bbl clusters. Steel trigger guards are scroll engraved. What appears to be orig quartered oak case with pivoting hook closure and inset D-ring handle, is lined in green cloth, and contains two brass and ebony loading rods (one for large caliber pistol fitting these pistols, and another for a small caliber (approx .32)), nutcracker ball mold marked “40”, chamfered plain copper bodied powder flask, a patch/ wad cutter, as well as a small pewter oil bottle. CONDITION: Excellent. Pistols retain a large amount of their fine orig finishes on wood and metal, but suffer from some poor storage, with one pistol showing a large amount of cleaned oxidation on both bbls and trigger guard bow. The other pistol shows some oxidation on right bbl, color is extremely strong and vivid on bottom, with some light cleaning scratches, and some freckling on bow. Orig color is quite strong on actions and hammers. Case exterior is very fine with a number of rubs in what appears to be its orig finish. Interior cloth is good, with rubs and soiling. Accessories are good. 4-55348 MGM318 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1557 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL SPRING BAYONET PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY F. BARNES & CO. WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES.