CASED ENGLISH PEPPERBOX REVOLVING PISTOL.

CASED ENGLISH PEPPERBOX REVOLVING PISTOL. SN NONE. Cal. About 40. Fine English Dragoon sized percussion pepperbox with 3″, 6-shot fluted bbl cluster, round engraved steel frame with integral nipple shield and bar hammer. Pistol is dbl action with steel trigger guard and grip frame that are lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Mounted with very finely checkered 2-pc walnut grips. Pistol is completely unmarked except for engraving and is without SN. Accompanied by what appears to be its orig English style mahogany casing with a “Charles Osbourne & Co. / Gunmakers & Retailers / Birmingham” paper label inside lid. Case has a full length brass piano hinge with a brass mortised dust shield and a beveled dust rail. It also has a mortised brass lock in the front with oval brass escutcheon and swinging brass latches, the left of which is missing. Interior is relined in green baize and compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a small copper & brass flask with repoussed leaf design on both sides, and a nutcracker ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on left arm “66”. Left arm also has a screwdriver end and the right arm is a rammer. Also accompanied by a tin of caps and a functioning key. There is also a pointed hexagonal shaped implement of unknown purpose with screw threads on one end. CONDITION: Pistol is about good. No orig finish remains, having been cleaned to bright metal with scattered spots of light pitting. Grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear and oil staining. Mechanics are fine. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches. Interior is moderately soiled with yellowed & foxed label. Implements are good. 4-40306 JR48 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	2555	$2,127.50	CASED ENGLISH PEPPERBOX REVOLVING PISTOL. SN NONE. Cal. About 40. Fine English Dragoon sized percussion pepperbox with 3″, 6-shot fluted bbl cluster, round engraved steel frame with integral nipple shield and bar hammer. Pistol is dbl action with steel trigger guard and grip frame that are lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Mounted with very finely checkered 2-pc walnut grips. Pistol is completely unmarked except for engraving and is without SN. Accompanied by what appears to be its orig English style mahogany casing with a “Charles Osbourne & Co. / Gunmakers & Retailers / Birmingham” paper label inside lid. Case has a full length brass piano hinge with a brass mortised dust shield and a beveled dust rail. It also has a mortised brass lock in the front with oval brass escutcheon and swinging brass latches, the left of which is missing. Interior is relined in green baize and compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a small copper & brass flask with repoussed leaf design on both sides, and a nutcracker ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on left arm “66”. Left arm also has a screwdriver end and the right arm is a rammer. Also accompanied by a tin of caps and a functioning key. There is also a pointed hexagonal shaped implement of unknown purpose with screw threads on one end. CONDITION: Pistol is about good. No orig finish remains, having been cleaned to bright metal with scattered spots of light pitting. Grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear and oil staining. Mechanics are fine. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches. Interior is moderately soiled with yellowed & foxed label. Implements are good. 4-40306 JR48 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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