SCARCE BRITISH INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL.

SCARCE BRITISH INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 69. East India Company marked flintlock pistol with 9-1/4″ bbl without sights. Top of bbl is marked with the heart shaped East India Co. logo and the maker’s name “HENSHAW” and the date “1802”. It also has standard British proofs along with an engraved “4” over the logo and a small crown proof with a small “4” along with mirror image “4”s at the rear tip of the bbl and on the top tang. Lockplate is flat with beveled edges, slightly curved, 5-3/8″ long with a short teat. Hammer is flat-sided with beveled edges and reinforcement. It has a bridled frizzen and is marked with the maker’s name forward of the hammer and the East India Co. logo vertically at the tail along with the date “1802” and a “4”. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with raised teardrop side panels and a flat serpentine sideplate with two lock screws. Forestock has one brass guide and the buttstock has a stepped oval brass buttcap with short langettes. Trigger guard is smooth brass. Ramrod is missing. East India Co. marked long guns are not uncommon but East India Co. marked handguns are reasonably rare. CONDITION: About fine. Steel parts are a very dark brown attic patina with a few scattered spots of rust. Frizzen screw is broken in half. Stock has a chip back of lockplate with usual handling & use nicks, dings & scratches and a couple of small gouges and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. 4-44113 JR143 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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
	2300	$1,150.00	SCARCE BRITISH INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 69. East India Company marked flintlock pistol with 9-1/4″ bbl without sights. Top of bbl is marked with the heart shaped East India Co. logo and the maker’s name “HENSHAW” and the date “1802”. It also has standard British proofs along with an engraved “4” over the logo and a small crown proof with a small “4” along with mirror image “4”s at the rear tip of the bbl and on the top tang. Lockplate is flat with beveled edges, slightly curved, 5-3/8″ long with a short teat. Hammer is flat-sided with beveled edges and reinforcement. It has a bridled frizzen and is marked with the maker’s name forward of the hammer and the East India Co. logo vertically at the tail along with the date “1802” and a “4”. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with raised teardrop side panels and a flat serpentine sideplate with two lock screws. Forestock has one brass guide and the buttstock has a stepped oval brass buttcap with short langettes. Trigger guard is smooth brass. Ramrod is missing. East India Co. marked long guns are not uncommon but East India Co. marked handguns are reasonably rare. CONDITION: About fine. Steel parts are a very dark brown attic patina with a few scattered spots of rust. Frizzen screw is broken in half. Stock has a chip back of lockplate with usual handling & use nicks, dings & scratches and a couple of small gouges and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. 4-44113 JR143 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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