REMARKABLE CASED SET OF AMERICAN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS BY ROBERTSON.

REMARKABLE CASED SET OF AMERICAN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS BY ROBERTSON. SN NSN. This cased pair of percussion dueling pistols with 9″ full oct bbls marked “PHILADA” is in like-new condition with accessories. The pistols have checkered wrists and no provision for ramrods as is customary for true dueling pistols. The locks, bbl tangs, and trigger guards are profusely engraved. William Robertson, whose gun shop was located next door to the John Krider Gun Shop, is listed as a gunsmith in Philadelphia from 1829 to 1855. In the 1850 census Robertson had a $2,000 capital investment. He had four employees with a $100.00 monthly payroll. These guns were pictured in several publications and were featured in a PA Antique Gun Collectors Monthly Bugle article in 1972. These pistols were included in the 2003 exhibit of exceptional arms displayed in the William B. Ruger Gallery of the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA. A copy of the museum exhibit catalog showing the pistols is included with this lot. PROVENANCE: Pistols were in the collection of Mark Aziz since the early 1960s having been sold May 9, 1924, at the Walpole Galleries, 12 West 48th St. in New York. They were sold from the collection of Mr. Fred E. Hines of Dorchester, Mass., and are pictured as item #406 on page 72 of their auction catalog. The Hines Collection was one of the finest collections in the U.S. R. Gabel Collection. CONDITION: Exceptional like-new condition throughout, retaining nearly 100% of the orig finish and case hardening, probably one of the finest sets of American duelers surviving. 4-31729 RGG31 (25,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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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	1563	$42,550.00	REMARKABLE CASED SET OF AMERICAN PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOLS BY ROBERTSON. SN NSN. This cased pair of percussion dueling pistols with 9″ full oct bbls marked “PHILADA” is in like-new condition with accessories. The pistols have checkered wrists and no provision for ramrods as is customary for true dueling pistols. The locks, bbl tangs, and trigger guards are profusely engraved. William Robertson, whose gun shop was located next door to the John Krider Gun Shop, is listed as a gunsmith in Philadelphia from 1829 to 1855. In the 1850 census Robertson had a $2,000 capital investment. He had four employees with a $100.00 monthly payroll. These guns were pictured in several publications and were featured in a PA Antique Gun Collectors Monthly Bugle article in 1972. These pistols were included in the 2003 exhibit of exceptional arms displayed in the William B. Ruger Gallery of the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA. A copy of the museum exhibit catalog showing the pistols is included with this lot. PROVENANCE: Pistols were in the collection of Mark Aziz since the early 1960s having been sold May 9, 1924, at the Walpole Galleries, 12 West 48th St. in New York. They were sold from the collection of Mr. Fred E. Hines of Dorchester, Mass., and are pictured as item #406 on page 72 of their auction catalog. The Hines Collection was one of the finest collections in the U.S. R. Gabel Collection. CONDITION: Exceptional like-new condition throughout, retaining nearly 100% of the orig finish and case hardening, probably one of the finest sets of American duelers surviving. 4-31729 RGG31 (25,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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