PAIR OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD RELIEF CARVED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHENNER OF READING, PA, POSSIBLY OWNED BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CAPTAIN REYNOLDS.

SN NSN. 10″ oct to rnd .56 Cal smooth unmarked bbls. Overall 15-1/2″. Flintlocks are marked “T/KETTLAND/&Co.”. Curly maple stocks are carved with Shenner’s style relief carving behind bbl tangs. Each pistol has a silver circular thumb piece inlay marked “J.E.R.”. A great deal of research has been performed which suggests these initials represent John E. Reynolds who was a captain in the Second Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia commanded by Col. Moore during the Revolution. These pistols have brass sideplates ending in an unusual design identical to the only existing Shenner signed pistols, part of a pair from the Revolutionary period. William Shenner paid taxes as a gunsmith in Reading borough from 1773-1805. These pistols being offered are pictured on ppgs 14 and 15 in The Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Kentucky Pistols. This is an exquisite pair of Revolutionary War pistols that are unusually long making them a very handsome pair of holster pistols. Pictured on plate number 158 of the Sam Dyke Collection in the fourth edition of The Kentucky Rifle by Dillin. Pictured on p. 243 of Kentucky Rifles & Pistols 1750-1850 published by The Kentucky Rifle Association as well as in S.E. Dyke’s Thoughts on the American Flintlock Pistol plate no.158. PROVENANCE: Ex Herman P. Dean, George N. Hyatt, Sam E. Dyke and Tom Seymour Collections. Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Good. One pistol has a old in-period crack repair forward of sideplate. Second pistol has a little wood missing forward of lock. Both pistols have an encircled pin hole to right of front tang of trigger guard indicating they were each in the Famous Herman Dean Collection. Dean used brass numbered tacks to identify his guns. 4-49453 RG2 (25,000-55,000) – Lot 2372

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2372	$25,300.00	PAIR OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD RELIEF CARVED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHENNER OF READING, PA, POSSIBLY OWNED BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CAPTAIN REYNOLDS. SN NSN. 10″ oct to rnd .56 Cal smooth unmarked bbls. Overall 15-1/2″. Flintlocks are marked “T/KETTLAND/&Co.”. Curly maple stocks are carved with Shenner’s style relief carving behind bbl tangs. Each pistol has a silver circular thumb piece inlay marked “J.E.R.”. A great deal of research has been performed which suggests these initials represent John E. Reynolds who was a captain in the Second Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia commanded by Col. Moore during the Revolution. These pistols have brass sideplates ending in an unusual design identical to the only existing Shenner signed pistols, part of a pair from the Revolutionary period. William Shenner paid taxes as a gunsmith in Reading borough from 1773-1805. These pistols being offered are pictured on ppgs 14 and 15 in The Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Kentucky Pistols. This is an exquisite pair of Revolutionary War pistols that are unusually long making them a very handsome pair of holster pistols. Pictured on plate number 158 of the Sam Dyke Collection in the fourth edition of The Kentucky Rifle by Dillin. Pictured on p. 243 of Kentucky Rifles & Pistols 1750-1850 published by The Kentucky Rifle Association as well as in S.E. Dyke’s Thoughts on the American Flintlock Pistol plate no.158. PROVENANCE: Ex Herman P. Dean, George N. Hyatt, Sam E. Dyke and Tom Seymour Collections. Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Good. One pistol has a old in-period crack repair forward of sideplate. Second pistol has a little wood missing forward of lock. Both pistols have an encircled pin hole to right of front tang of trigger guard indicating they were each in the Famous Herman Dean Collection. Dean used brass numbered tacks to identify his guns. 4-49453 RG2 (25,000-55,000) – Lot 2372 Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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PAIR OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD RELIEF CARVED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHENNER OF READING, PA, POSSIBLY OWNED BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CAPTAIN REYNOLDS.