EARLY PAIR OF BRASS BARRELED AND MOUNTED FLINTLOCK NAVAL OFFICERS PISTOLS BY R. FARMER.

SN NSN. Cal. .534 Bore diameter. 7-3/4″ Round bbls are swamped at center, and have foliate engraving at breech ends, which are also stamped with “V” and “P”. Round bodied brass lockplates with integral pans have unbridled friction frizzens. Springs have foliate finials. Locks are also fitted with round bodied serpentine cocks. Blocks and cocks are engraved with line borders and some flourishes of scroll. “R. Farmer” (a number of Farmers are listed as working in Birmingham and London in the early 1700’s, none with given name beginning with “R”) is under pans. Dense European walnut stocks have raised moldings around locks and wavy transition to tips, which extend to muzzles. All furniture is of brass, including knobbed grip caps, trigger guards, amorphous finials, crest plates, and scrolled side plates. Hickory ramrods are held by brass pipes and beaded thimbles. Stocks are pinned to bbls. Guns have old Sotheby’s New York tags. CONDITION: Good as found. Brass parts show old cleaning, now toned to golden mustard, engraving still clear. Iron parts are considerably rusted, and cleaned to brown. Spur of one cock shows repairs with jaw screw replaced. Stocks are fine and sound, with hand worn patina. One ramrod pipe replaced. 4-48064 MGM262 (5,500-6,500) – Lot 1562

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
	1562	$6,900.00	EARLY PAIR OF BRASS BARRELED AND MOUNTED FLINTLOCK NAVAL OFFICERS PISTOLS BY R. FARMER. SN NSN. Cal. .534 Bore diameter. 7-3/4″ Round bbls are swamped at center, and have foliate engraving at breech ends, which are also stamped with “V” and “P”. Round bodied brass lockplates with integral pans have unbridled friction frizzens. Springs have foliate finials. Locks are also fitted with round bodied serpentine cocks. Blocks and cocks are engraved with line borders and some flourishes of scroll. “R. Farmer” (a number of Farmers are listed as working in Birmingham and London in the early 1700’s, none with given name beginning with “R”) is under pans. Dense European walnut stocks have raised moldings around locks and wavy transition to tips, which extend to muzzles. All furniture is of brass, including knobbed grip caps, trigger guards, amorphous finials, crest plates, and scrolled side plates. Hickory ramrods are held by brass pipes and beaded thimbles. Stocks are pinned to bbls. Guns have old Sotheby’s New York tags. CONDITION: Good as found. Brass parts show old cleaning, now toned to golden mustard, engraving still clear. Iron parts are considerably rusted, and cleaned to brown. Spur of one cock shows repairs with jaw screw replaced. Stocks are fine and sound, with hand worn patina. One ramrod pipe replaced. 4-48064 MGM262 (5,500-6,500) – Lot 1562 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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EARLY PAIR OF BRASS BARRELED AND MOUNTED FLINTLOCK NAVAL OFFICERS PISTOLS BY R. FARMER.