SCARCE BOXED LINDSAY YOUNG AMERICAN 2-SHOT POCKET PISTOL.

SCARCE BOXED LINDSAY YOUNG AMERICAN 2-SHOT POCKET PISTOL. SN 404. Cal. 41. Blue & brass finish. Fine, well-made percussion pistol with 4″ fluted blued bbl, brass half moon front sight, mounted on a brass frame with 2-pc smooth walnut grips matching numbered inside each grip. Frame is engraved in New York style with foliate arabesque patterns that have punch dot background. Bbl is nicely engraved with a trophy of flags, a shield, a lion & eagle on left side with the maker’s name, model & address on right side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Pistol is most unusual with two hammers that are cocked simultaneously, with sgl trigger that releases the right hammer to fire the front charge of the superposed loads. Another pull of the trigger releases the left hammer which fires the rear charge. Accompanied by an orig, black, 2-pc cardboard box with woodgrain pattern that has a label inside lid describing the pistol and giving loading instructions. Bottom of box is partitioned for the pistol, a tiny dbl sided stars & eagle “E PLURIBUS UNUM” flask that is marked on the collar “LINDSAY’S YOUNG AMERICA”, a brass sgl cavity proprietary ball mold marked on one arm identically to the flask. Also accompanied by an orig.all steel rammer. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only “several hundred” of these pistols produced in the early 1860s. Few survive today with orig finish and the boxes and orig accessories are very rare. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains about 95% strong, glossy, orig blue with some minor flaking; brass frame, which was never plated, is a dark mustard patina; hammers retain strong case colors; grips are sound with slightly chipped toes and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong clean bore. Box has a repaired seam in the top and an open edge on bottom otherwise it is sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Partitions in bottom are sound. Flask & mold appear to be new & unused with the flask retaining most of its orig finish. Rammer is equally new. 4-45344 JR138 (3,000-6,000)

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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	1781	$9,775.00	SCARCE BOXED LINDSAY YOUNG AMERICAN 2-SHOT POCKET PISTOL. SN 404. Cal. 41. Blue & brass finish. Fine, well-made percussion pistol with 4″ fluted blued bbl, brass half moon front sight, mounted on a brass frame with 2-pc smooth walnut grips matching numbered inside each grip. Frame is engraved in New York style with foliate arabesque patterns that have punch dot background. Bbl is nicely engraved with a trophy of flags, a shield, a lion & eagle on left side with the maker’s name, model & address on right side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Pistol is most unusual with two hammers that are cocked simultaneously, with sgl trigger that releases the right hammer to fire the front charge of the superposed loads. Another pull of the trigger releases the left hammer which fires the rear charge. Accompanied by an orig, black, 2-pc cardboard box with woodgrain pattern that has a label inside lid describing the pistol and giving loading instructions. Bottom of box is partitioned for the pistol, a tiny dbl sided stars & eagle “E PLURIBUS UNUM” flask that is marked on the collar “LINDSAY’S YOUNG AMERICA”, a brass sgl cavity proprietary ball mold marked on one arm identically to the flask. Also accompanied by an orig.all steel rammer. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only “several hundred” of these pistols produced in the early 1860s. Few survive today with orig finish and the boxes and orig accessories are very rare. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains about 95% strong, glossy, orig blue with some minor flaking; brass frame, which was never plated, is a dark mustard patina; hammers retain strong case colors; grips are sound with slightly chipped toes and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong clean bore. Box has a repaired seam in the top and an open edge on bottom otherwise it is sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Partitions in bottom are sound. Flask & mold appear to be new & unused with the flask retaining most of its orig finish. Rammer is equally new. 4-45344 JR138 (3,000-6,000) 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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