Image Lot Price Description

1688
$402.00

RARE EARLY PATENT MODEL FOR FIREARMS PRIMING DEVICE BY ABNER N. NEWTON. Made of wood and brass, the mechanism retains of its orig patent model tag dated May 23, 1854. A small photocopy from the Commissioner of Patents book illustrates generally what the device looked like. Patent model number was 10,950. Also accompanying the lot is a Cliff Petersen tag indicating that it was in his collection at one time. CONDITION: Generally Good. A piece of the wooden hammer missing. 4-31849 JJ31 (250-450)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008
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