RARE F. D. POYAS SOUTH CAROLINA MARKED SAW HANDLED PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOL.

RARE F. D. POYAS SOUTH CAROLINA MARKED SAW HANDLED PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 62 Smooth bore. 10″ Swamped oct bbl with semi buckhorn rear sight dovetailed through, and inset bead silver front, is stamped ‘F. D. POYAS CHARLESTON, S.C” on top flat. Bottom of bbl is stamped with Birmingham proofs, and “British Stubs Twist”. Bbl is fitted with 5″ under rib with single plain pipe holding rosewood brass tipped ramrod with steel worm. Bbl appears to have been converted from flint to percussion with drum and nipple. Clean-out screw has floral engraving. Breech iron is feather engraved. Lock with chamfered flat plate and rebated tail is fitted with chamfered flat faced percussion hammer with scrolled flourish under thumbpiece. Back sliding safety engages at half cock. Rear portion of lock has feather engraving. Hammer and front portion of lock have open floral scrolled engraving, with “F. D. Poyas” in rectangular cartouche over some old markings. Trigger plate is fitted with set trigger. Steel trigger guard with pineapple finial is engraved on spurred bow. Walnut saw handled stock has flat top checkering at grip with flared butt. Stock with horn forend tip attaches to bbl with single side nail through truncated oval silver escutcheons. Thimble is also of silver, as is inlet shield on left side of stock. CONDITION: Good. Iron parts cleaned to silver gray patina. Stock retains most of an old over-varnish, with repaired crack running from front of lockplate through right escutcheon, and horn tip. Lock and set trigger are crisp. 4-45209 MGM319 (2,000-3,000)

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
	2360	$3,162.50	RARE F. D. POYAS SOUTH CAROLINA MARKED SAW HANDLED PERCUSSION DUELING PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 62 Smooth bore. 10″ Swamped oct bbl with semi buckhorn rear sight dovetailed through, and inset bead silver front, is stamped ‘F. D. POYAS CHARLESTON, S.C” on top flat. Bottom of bbl is stamped with Birmingham proofs, and “British Stubs Twist”. Bbl is fitted with 5″ under rib with single plain pipe holding rosewood brass tipped ramrod with steel worm. Bbl appears to have been converted from flint to percussion with drum and nipple. Clean-out screw has floral engraving. Breech iron is feather engraved. Lock with chamfered flat plate and rebated tail is fitted with chamfered flat faced percussion hammer with scrolled flourish under thumbpiece. Back sliding safety engages at half cock. Rear portion of lock has feather engraving. Hammer and front portion of lock have open floral scrolled engraving, with “F. D. Poyas” in rectangular cartouche over some old markings. Trigger plate is fitted with set trigger. Steel trigger guard with pineapple finial is engraved on spurred bow. Walnut saw handled stock has flat top checkering at grip with flared butt. Stock with horn forend tip attaches to bbl with single side nail through truncated oval silver escutcheons. Thimble is also of silver, as is inlet shield on left side of stock. CONDITION: Good. Iron parts cleaned to silver gray patina. Stock retains most of an old over-varnish, with repaired crack running from front of lockplate through right escutcheon, and horn tip. Lock and set trigger are crisp. 4-45209 MGM319 (2,000-3,000) 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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