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2279
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$5,175.00
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Revised: 3/11/2016
Please Note: We are told this should read “Irish Registration Act” not “English” as Michael Zomber has indicated in our March 9th correction. Please Note (3/9/2016): It has been brought to our attention that these pistols bear the Constabulary Registration Numbers DC 5046 and DC 5047 which indicated they were registered under the English Arms Act of 1843. DC is the abbreviation for Dublin City, where the owner of these pistols would have resided, and where the numbers were applied by local police, in compliance with the law. FINE CASED PAIR OF H. DOWLING DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION TRAVELING PISTOLS.SN NSN. Cal. .52. Cased matching pair of H. Dowling double bbl percussion traveling pistols. 3-1/4″ bbls, checkered stocks with German silver buttcap, lock plates, hammers and bbl tangs are engraved as is the trigger guard and ramrod thimble. Orig case with H. Dowling label on inside of lid. Case contains powder flask, bullet mold, “certifiable antique ivory” handled bullet starter, and cap tin. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our "Ivory Position Statement" and the "Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object." This information is located in the front section of our catalog. CONDITION: Fine overall. Both pistols are in almost matching condition. Bbls retain about 50% Damascus finish with two platinum bands at the breech. Locks are marked “Dowling” and show a silvered case colored finish. Hammers are fine showing traces of case color. Stocks are fine with no cracks or breaks, some minor handling marks commensurate with the age of the pistol. There are old collector or museum inventory numbers marked on the rib of each bbl. Pistol 1) “DC-5046”, Pistol 2) “DC-5047”. 49358-1 TEP C&R; IVORY (6,000-8,000) – Lot 2279
Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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. |