EXTREMELY RARE U.S. NAVY LARGE ELGIN CUTLASS PISTOL WITH HOLSTER/SHEATH & RAMROD.

EXTREMELY RARE U.S. NAVY LARGE ELGIN CUTLASS PISTOL WITH HOLSTER/SHEATH & RAMROD. SN 9. Cal. 54 Smoothbore Percussion. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl and 11″ large clip point blade that has integral trigger guard & knuckle bow, attached to the bottom of the bbl & grip. Accompanied by an orig leather sheath/holster with German silver molded throat and brass tipped steel ramrod in its tube holder attached to the front. Sheath has been heavily repaired with about 6″ of replaced leather on the end, missing its German silver tip. Pistol is marked “ELGINS PATENT” on top flat of bbl and “C.B. ALLEN / SPRINGFIELD / MASS” on left side of frame. Pistol has a boxlock action with right side mounted hammer and it has a flat sided smooth walnut grip. Sheath has several pieces of paper attached, most of which are illegible. One however, is a typewritten scrap of paper that says “John Q. Winn, Treasurer State of Virginia, 1862. Lily Winn, daughter, born — . Wife of Jordan W. Lambert founder of Lambert Pharmaceutical Company St. Louis, Missouri, 1880”. Mr. Howard has a note in his files reiterating this as well as a small booklet on Cutlass pistols published by the Gun Collector in November of 1949. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there was a total of only 150 of these rare Cutlass pistols produced in 1838 and was the first percussion firearm employed by the U.S. military. Referenced publication also states that these pistols were specifically made to outfit the famed Wilkes-South Sea exploring expedition where they were employed on one of the islands of the South Pacific. Surviving examples are very rare and their holsters are even more rare. PROVENANCE: J.W. Lambert Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Metal has an overall cleaned gray patina with some fine, light surface pitting. Blade is unsharpened but slightly tipped; handle appears to have been refinished in the past; hammer cap nut is missing; blade bracket is detached from bottom of bbl; sheath is very worn with heavily crackled surface on the orig part with the repaired part also dry, missing a few minor chips; orig part of sheath is also missing a couple of small pieces and has been restitched. Mechanics are fine, lightly pitted bore. 4-45230 JR212 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1650	$24,150.00	EXTREMELY RARE U.S. NAVY LARGE ELGIN CUTLASS PISTOL WITH HOLSTER/SHEATH & RAMROD. SN 9. Cal. 54 Smoothbore Percussion. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl and 11″ large clip point blade that has integral trigger guard & knuckle bow, attached to the bottom of the bbl & grip. Accompanied by an orig leather sheath/holster with German silver molded throat and brass tipped steel ramrod in its tube holder attached to the front. Sheath has been heavily repaired with about 6″ of replaced leather on the end, missing its German silver tip. Pistol is marked “ELGINS PATENT” on top flat of bbl and “C.B. ALLEN / SPRINGFIELD / MASS” on left side of frame. Pistol has a boxlock action with right side mounted hammer and it has a flat sided smooth walnut grip. Sheath has several pieces of paper attached, most of which are illegible. One however, is a typewritten scrap of paper that says “John Q. Winn, Treasurer State of Virginia, 1862. Lily Winn, daughter, born — . Wife of Jordan W. Lambert founder of Lambert Pharmaceutical Company St. Louis, Missouri, 1880”. Mr. Howard has a note in his files reiterating this as well as a small booklet on Cutlass pistols published by the Gun Collector in November of 1949. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there was a total of only 150 of these rare Cutlass pistols produced in 1838 and was the first percussion firearm employed by the U.S. military. Referenced publication also states that these pistols were specifically made to outfit the famed Wilkes-South Sea exploring expedition where they were employed on one of the islands of the South Pacific. Surviving examples are very rare and their holsters are even more rare. PROVENANCE: J.W. Lambert Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Metal has an overall cleaned gray patina with some fine, light surface pitting. Blade is unsharpened but slightly tipped; handle appears to have been refinished in the past; hammer cap nut is missing; blade bracket is detached from bottom of bbl; sheath is very worn with heavily crackled surface on the orig part with the repaired part also dry, missing a few minor chips; orig part of sheath is also missing a couple of small pieces and has been restitched. Mechanics are fine, lightly pitted bore. 4-45230 JR212 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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