CASED PAIR OF VERY FINE LACY & CO. DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.

SN NSN. Cal. .650 Bore diameter. 6-1/4″ Twist double bbls are engraved “LACY & CO. LONDON” on top ribs. Deeply inset patent breeches have platinum touch holes, and platinum bands at rears with feather burst engraving on rib extensions. Breech irons are scroll engraved. Locks with waterproof pans have bridled frizzens with rollers on springs, which have bulbous finials. Flat lockplates are fitted with chamfered serpentine cocks and back sliding safeties. Lockplates are engraved with geometric borders, some armorials at rear, with feather burst over “LACY & CO” in front of cocks. Cocks have geometric engraving on chamfers, with scroll and flowers on flats. Lightly figured European walnut stocks have square checkered fishtail grips. Trigger plates have pineapple finials. Trigger guards have armorial and music book engraving on bows. Vacant silver ovals are at tops of grips. Stocks mount to bbls with side nails through oval silver escutcheons. Ebony ramrods have horn tips, and brass tails, with worms under caps. Nicely filed thimbles have shell finials. Deep mahogany case with pivoting hook latches and inlet circular D-ring handle on lid, is lined in olive green cloth, with partitions for both guns and accessories, along with two covered compartments with ivory knobs on tops of mahogany covers. Case contains a steel nutcracker type round ball mold, greenheart loading rod with ebony head and tulip shaped brass tail with worm under cap, and a very fine copper bodied flask with body of intertwined stylized dolphins. One covered compartment contains lead balls, the other a pair of flints. CONDITION: Excellent, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of an exceptionally fine restoration brown, with excellent definition to pattern, muzzles subsequently slightly silvered. Patent breeches contain a considerable amount of color hardening on sides. Breech irons cleaned to silver. Lockplates retain a considerable amount of their orig case hardening color, with some cleaning to gray brown patina. Trigger guards retain a considerable amount of their orig charcoal blue, with light pitting and graying on grips. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, with a number of light marks, and a few heavier scratches. Bores are very fine. Locks are crisp. Case retains most of an old refinish, with some repaired cracks. Interior cloth renewed with correctly colored baize, with only a few light marks from contact with guns. Mold and loading rod are fine. Powder flask is excellent, with nearly all of its lacquer, and bright polish on brass, and fire blue on spring. A very attractive set of truly neat pistols. 4-50330 MGM152 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2477

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
	2477	$26,450.00	CASED PAIR OF VERY FINE LACY & CO. DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. SN NSN. Cal. .650 Bore diameter. 6-1/4″ Twist double bbls are engraved “LACY & CO. LONDON” on top ribs. Deeply inset patent breeches have platinum touch holes, and platinum bands at rears with feather burst engraving on rib extensions. Breech irons are scroll engraved. Locks with waterproof pans have bridled frizzens with rollers on springs, which have bulbous finials. Flat lockplates are fitted with chamfered serpentine cocks and back sliding safeties. Lockplates are engraved with geometric borders, some armorials at rear, with feather burst over “LACY & CO” in front of cocks. Cocks have geometric engraving on chamfers, with scroll and flowers on flats. Lightly figured European walnut stocks have square checkered fishtail grips. Trigger plates have pineapple finials. Trigger guards have armorial and music book engraving on bows. Vacant silver ovals are at tops of grips. Stocks mount to bbls with side nails through oval silver escutcheons. Ebony ramrods have horn tips, and brass tails, with worms under caps. Nicely filed thimbles have shell finials. Deep mahogany case with pivoting hook latches and inlet circular D-ring handle on lid, is lined in olive green cloth, with partitions for both guns and accessories, along with two covered compartments with ivory knobs on tops of mahogany covers. Case contains a steel nutcracker type round ball mold, greenheart loading rod with ebony head and tulip shaped brass tail with worm under cap, and a very fine copper bodied flask with body of intertwined stylized dolphins. One covered compartment contains lead balls, the other a pair of flints. CONDITION: Excellent, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of an exceptionally fine restoration brown, with excellent definition to pattern, muzzles subsequently slightly silvered. Patent breeches contain a considerable amount of color hardening on sides. Breech irons cleaned to silver. Lockplates retain a considerable amount of their orig case hardening color, with some cleaning to gray brown patina. Trigger guards retain a considerable amount of their orig charcoal blue, with light pitting and graying on grips. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, with a number of light marks, and a few heavier scratches. Bores are very fine. Locks are crisp. Case retains most of an old refinish, with some repaired cracks. Interior cloth renewed with correctly colored baize, with only a few light marks from contact with guns. Mold and loading rod are fine. Powder flask is excellent, with nearly all of its lacquer, and bright polish on brass, and fire blue on spring. A very attractive set of truly neat pistols. 4-50330 MGM152 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2477 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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CASED PAIR OF VERY FINE LACY & CO. DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.