DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BAYONET BY READ.

DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BAYONET BY READ. SN NSN. Cal.20 Bore. 12″ Double barrels are engraved “Read Portsmouth” on low, concave top rib. Front of bbls have spring loaded 9″ folding bayonet mounted with locking lug. Bayonet has button catch on left base. Bottoms of bbls have view proofs, and are stamped “Stubbs”. Greenheart ramrod has brass head and steel tail with worm, and mounts through 2 pipes; the front with decorative bands; the rear supports loop. Breech iron has feather engraving, with sliding latch to hold bayonet in folded position. Well filed lockplates have semi-waterproof pans with rebated tails. Locks are fitted with rear mounted sliding safeties that engage at half-cock. Lockplates have border engraving and “Read” is engraved on each plate. Nicely filed serpentine cocks have border engraving with some scroll. Frizzens overhang pan by a considerable amount to aid in waterproofing, and do not have rollers. Trigger guard is engraved with shield and leaves on bow, and has pineapple finial, as does thimble. Rounded grip has coarse wrap-around checkering with mullered borders. There is a vacant silver oval at top of grip. Bbls attach to stock with side nail through oval silver escutcheons. PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. Copy of letter from Antique & Collector with description of this pistol. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain a great deal of their original brown, but have darkened over the years. Traces of faded case colors on locks and cocks. Trigger guard and thimble retain 40-50% of their original fire blue, which is flaked and silvered. Locks and frizzens are crisp. Bores are good, mostly shiny with some minor pits. Bayonet spring is strong. Any traveler armed with this neat old gun must have felt that he was ready for anything. 4-38195 MGM137 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1228	$8,337.50	DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BAYONET BY READ. SN NSN. Cal.20 Bore. 12″ Double barrels are engraved “Read Portsmouth” on low, concave top rib. Front of bbls have spring loaded 9″ folding bayonet mounted with locking lug. Bayonet has button catch on left base. Bottoms of bbls have view proofs, and are stamped “Stubbs”. Greenheart ramrod has brass head and steel tail with worm, and mounts through 2 pipes; the front with decorative bands; the rear supports loop. Breech iron has feather engraving, with sliding latch to hold bayonet in folded position. Well filed lockplates have semi-waterproof pans with rebated tails. Locks are fitted with rear mounted sliding safeties that engage at half-cock. Lockplates have border engraving and “Read” is engraved on each plate. Nicely filed serpentine cocks have border engraving with some scroll. Frizzens overhang pan by a considerable amount to aid in waterproofing, and do not have rollers. Trigger guard is engraved with shield and leaves on bow, and has pineapple finial, as does thimble. Rounded grip has coarse wrap-around checkering with mullered borders. There is a vacant silver oval at top of grip. Bbls attach to stock with side nail through oval silver escutcheons. PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. Copy of letter from Antique & Collector with description of this pistol. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain a great deal of their original brown, but have darkened over the years. Traces of faded case colors on locks and cocks. Trigger guard and thimble retain 40-50% of their original fire blue, which is flaked and silvered. Locks and frizzens are crisp. Bores are good, mostly shiny with some minor pits. Bayonet spring is strong. Any traveler armed with this neat old gun must have felt that he was ready for anything. 4-38195 MGM137 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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