FINE PAIR OF EAGLE HEAD, HOOKED BUTT FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.

SN NSN. Cal..570 Bore diameter. 9″ Tapered octagon to round, slightly swamped, bbls have inset brass bead front sights. Breech plugs have filed in rear sights, and are engraved with “1” and “2”. Flintlocks have broad bodied serpentine cocks with nicely scroll filed finials, non-bridled frizzens, and file decorated frizzen springs with long intricate finials. Deeply chamfered lockplates have faceted inset pans. Lockplates, cocks, and frizzens are nicely engraved with open flowing scroll and double line borders. Scrolls terminate with sea monsters in front of cocks. Dense light colored walnut stocks extend to muzzles with horn tips and have relief carved beading around locks, sideplates, trigger guards, and tailpipes. Stylized shell raised carving mixed with acanthus are around bbl tangs and in front of trigger guards. Heavy cast brass furniture has relief decoration of acanthus and shell motifs. Large hook-beaked eagle heads on grips are hollow-cast with red tongues visible through sides of beaks. Horn tipped ebony ramrods mount through round brass beaded pipes. CONDITION: Very good. All iron parts retain smooth, mottled, silver brown patina. Stocks are good, with a few minor repaired cracks, mostly on gun no. “1”. Brass is nicely toned, details slightly softened. 8-53677 MGM104 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3463

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	3463	$6,325.00	FINE PAIR OF EAGLE HEAD, HOOKED BUTT FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. SN NSN. Cal..570 Bore diameter. 9″ Tapered octagon to round, slightly swamped, bbls have inset brass bead front sights. Breech plugs have filed in rear sights, and are engraved with “1” and “2”. Flintlocks have broad bodied serpentine cocks with nicely scroll filed finials, non-bridled frizzens, and file decorated frizzen springs with long intricate finials. Deeply chamfered lockplates have faceted inset pans. Lockplates, cocks, and frizzens are nicely engraved with open flowing scroll and double line borders. Scrolls terminate with sea monsters in front of cocks. Dense light colored walnut stocks extend to muzzles with horn tips and have relief carved beading around locks, sideplates, trigger guards, and tailpipes. Stylized shell raised carving mixed with acanthus are around bbl tangs and in front of trigger guards. Heavy cast brass furniture has relief decoration of acanthus and shell motifs. Large hook-beaked eagle heads on grips are hollow-cast with red tongues visible through sides of beaks. Horn tipped ebony ramrods mount through round brass beaded pipes. CONDITION: Very good. All iron parts retain smooth, mottled, silver brown patina. Stocks are good, with a few minor repaired cracks, mostly on gun no. “1”. Brass is nicely toned, details slightly softened. 8-53677 MGM104 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3463 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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FINE PAIR OF EAGLE HEAD, HOOKED BUTT FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.