PAIR OF HENRY NOCK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS

PAIR OF HENRY NOCK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS SN 304 (both). Cal. 69. Wonderful pair of pistols with 9” rnd bbls having early style turnings at breech end with deep impressed proof marks & “LONDON” engraved on tops. Locks are 5” long with a short teat at rear and maker’s name engraved in front of hammer and they have a dbl incised line border decoration. Bridled frizzens have curled toes with pointed frizzen spring tips. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with brass furniture having a sgl tapered guide with rolled ends containing orig ivory tipped ramrods with smooth plain trigger guards and serpentine shaped flat sideplates engraved “304” on each pistol. They have raised side panels with flat sided grips & rnd uncapped butts. Triggers are thick steel with rounded front edges. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain a cleaned metal color with scattered light pitting with one lockplate & hammer a dark brown patina and the other a medium gray patina with traces of case colors. Brass is a medium mustard patina. One stock has a crack in front of lockplate and another by rear lockplate screw with second pistol missing a sliver from bbl channel, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains most of its orig finish. One pistol is not real solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bores are clean with fine pitting. 4-59738 JR580 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1536	$2,875.00	PAIR OF HENRY NOCK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS SN 304 (both). Cal. 69. Wonderful pair of pistols with 9” rnd bbls having early style turnings at breech end with deep impressed proof marks & “LONDON” engraved on tops. Locks are 5” long with a short teat at rear and maker’s name engraved in front of hammer and they have a dbl incised line border decoration. Bridled frizzens have curled toes with pointed frizzen spring tips. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with brass furniture having a sgl tapered guide with rolled ends containing orig ivory tipped ramrods with smooth plain trigger guards and serpentine shaped flat sideplates engraved “304” on each pistol. They have raised side panels with flat sided grips & rnd uncapped butts. Triggers are thick steel with rounded front edges. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain a cleaned metal color with scattered light pitting with one lockplate & hammer a dark brown patina and the other a medium gray patina with traces of case colors. Brass is a medium mustard patina. One stock has a crack in front of lockplate and another by rear lockplate screw with second pistol missing a sliver from bbl channel, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains most of its orig finish. One pistol is not real solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bores are clean with fine pitting. 4-59738 JR580 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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