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2488
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$2,360.00
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DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH LOCKS BY JOSEPH MANTON.SN NSN. Approx .600 Cal. 10″ bbl’s, have bushed touchholes. Locks with rebated tails have waterproof pans & captive roller frizzins, with rollers on springs. Locks are engraved with stand of arms on tails and with feather bursts in front of well filed french cocks. Chanfers of plates and cocks are feather engraved. “JOSEPH MANTON” and “LONDON” are on each lock plate. European walnut stock with knob butt extends to muzzle, and attaches to barrels with two captive side nails without escutcheons. Triggers are closely set. Steel trigger guard has relief earn finial. Hickory ramrod with steel tip mounts through beaded tail pipe. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good. Bbl’s are mostly brown patina over bright polish; locks are smooth pewter gray; stock retains most of an old oil finish with numerous light marks. 4-50013 MGM293 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2488
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. |