KENTUCKY PISTOL PRE-REVOLUTIONARY.

SN NSN. .58 Cal x 8″ long brass rnd/oct (3-1/2″) bbl unmarked at breech. 3 ornamental rings are turned around the muzzle. 4-3/8″ long handmade lock is unmarked having a vertical 1/8″ wide groove behind cock. Brass furniture consists of nose cap, 2-rammer pipes, trigger guard with finial, buttcap and triangular sideplate. Curly maple stock measures 13-1/2″ long. This wonderful Kentucky pistol is listed in the following publications. 1) Illustrated in “The Kentucky Rifle” – A True American Heritage in Pictures”, p101, listed as Collection of H.L> Murray Jr., 1967. 2) “Kentucky Rifles and Pistols 1750-1850″ p235, listed as Collection of Tom Seymour, 1976. Exhibited: 1971, York County Pennsylvania, Historical Society Exhibition. PROVENANCE: See The Kentucky Rifle, a True American Heritage in Pictures, 1967 & 1985, by KRA, p. 101; see Kentucky Rifles and Pistols 1750-1850, 1976, by KRA, p. 235. In the 1940’s a collector named Howard L. Murray Jr. noticed a child playing, chasing another with this pistol. Mr. Murray asked the child for his name and address, later visited the parents and purchased said gun, and ultimately sold the gun to Dr. Sirkin. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Iron lock has light pitting 1 1/2” pc. of forestock replaced and a piece of wood replaced around the lock. Otherwise, very good. 43018-31 PAS72 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 3412

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Auction: Firearms - October 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
	3412	$4,312.50	KENTUCKY PISTOL PRE-REVOLUTIONARY. SN NSN. .58 Cal x 8″ long brass rnd/oct (3-1/2″) bbl unmarked at breech. 3 ornamental rings are turned around the muzzle. 4-3/8″ long handmade lock is unmarked having a vertical 1/8″ wide groove behind cock. Brass furniture consists of nose cap, 2-rammer pipes, trigger guard with finial, buttcap and triangular sideplate. Curly maple stock measures 13-1/2″ long. This wonderful Kentucky pistol is listed in the following publications. 1) Illustrated in “The Kentucky Rifle” – A True American Heritage in Pictures”, p101, listed as Collection of H.L> Murray Jr., 1967. 2) “Kentucky Rifles and Pistols 1750-1850″ p235, listed as Collection of Tom Seymour, 1976. Exhibited: 1971, York County Pennsylvania, Historical Society Exhibition. PROVENANCE: See The Kentucky Rifle, a True American Heritage in Pictures, 1967 & 1985, by KRA, p. 101; see Kentucky Rifles and Pistols 1750-1850, 1976, by KRA, p. 235. In the 1940’s a collector named Howard L. Murray Jr. noticed a child playing, chasing another with this pistol. Mr. Murray asked the child for his name and address, later visited the parents and purchased said gun, and ultimately sold the gun to Dr. Sirkin. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Iron lock has light pitting 1 1/2” pc. of forestock replaced and a piece of wood replaced around the lock. Otherwise, very good. 43018-31 PAS72 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 3412 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - October 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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KENTUCKY PISTOL PRE-REVOLUTIONARY.