FINE CASED PAIR OF PERCUSSION TARGET/DUELING PISTOLS BY R. CONSTABLE OF PHILADELPHIA.

FINE CASED PAIR OF PERCUSSION TARGET/DUELING PISTOLS BY R. CONSTABLE OF PHILADELPHIA. SN 1036. Cal. 50 Smoothbore. Beautiful pair of target/dueling pistols by one of America’s premier makers that have 9-1/2″ oct smoothbore bbls with dovetailed German silver Rocky Mountain style front sights and fixed rear sights in top tangs. Bottom flats of bbls have a raised iron rib with sgl plain iron guide that contain orig ebony & brass ramrods with concealed jags. Top flats are marked “R. CONSTABLE. PHILADELPHIA.”. They are mounted in very nicely figured American walnut half stocks with horn tips and iron furniture with checkered angled grips that have oval flared butts with German silver oval initial plates pinned in butt caps. Bbls are secured with a single key through oval German silver escutcheons. Trigger guards are fire blued steel, serpentine shaped with hook finger rest and very well detailed pineapple finials and long tangs down front of grips. Tangs are both marked “No 1036”. They have crisp sgl set triggers. They are fitted with flat, slightly curved, front action locks with square tails and square edges that mount gooseneck hammers with very finely checkered spurs. Lockplates have maker’s name engraved in lower center edges. Lockplates, hammers, breech plugs, top tangs and trigger guards are very beautifully engraved with very fine foliate arabesque patterns and engraved screw heads. Close examination of the pistols disclosed that they have assembly marks on bbls connecting to the breech plugs, on the stocks & lockplates. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching parts. Accompanied by their orig green felt lined walnut casing with empty rectangular plate in the lid and swinging English style latches on front with a mortised brass lock in the front. Case has maker’s label inside lid and is compartmented in bottom for the pistols, a brass & ebony cleaning rod/ramrod, a small dbl sided brass & copper flask with foliate decorations, a rosewood handled turnscrew, an ebony & brass nipple wrench, a nutcracker ball mold, a glass tube of cotton wadding, a paper container of Hicks caps, a small packet of linen patches and a working key. Bottom of case is purple felt covered. Altogether a fine American set. CONDITION: Pistols are very fine with both retaining most of their orig thinning brown finish on bbls and lightly to moderately faded case colors on lockplates, hammers, breech plugs and top tangs. Both pistols show wear and fine pitting in the nipple area. Both stocks are sound with light nicks & scratches and a few dings on toe of each stock from the opposite pistol’s cleaning rod when cased. Trigger guards retain about 75% fire-blue on one and about 85% on the other. Mechanics are crisp, strong bores. Case has four grain checks in lid, otherwise is sound with normal handling & storage, nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its dull orig finish. Bottom felt has moderate moth damage. Interior is very fine with light fading and light soil with completely intact partitions. Accessories are all fine. 4-39108 JR292 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2577	$14,950.00	FINE CASED PAIR OF PERCUSSION TARGET/DUELING PISTOLS BY R. CONSTABLE OF PHILADELPHIA. SN 1036. Cal. 50 Smoothbore. Beautiful pair of target/dueling pistols by one of America’s premier makers that have 9-1/2″ oct smoothbore bbls with dovetailed German silver Rocky Mountain style front sights and fixed rear sights in top tangs. Bottom flats of bbls have a raised iron rib with sgl plain iron guide that contain orig ebony & brass ramrods with concealed jags. Top flats are marked “R. CONSTABLE. PHILADELPHIA.”. They are mounted in very nicely figured American walnut half stocks with horn tips and iron furniture with checkered angled grips that have oval flared butts with German silver oval initial plates pinned in butt caps. Bbls are secured with a single key through oval German silver escutcheons. Trigger guards are fire blued steel, serpentine shaped with hook finger rest and very well detailed pineapple finials and long tangs down front of grips. Tangs are both marked “No 1036”. They have crisp sgl set triggers. They are fitted with flat, slightly curved, front action locks with square tails and square edges that mount gooseneck hammers with very finely checkered spurs. Lockplates have maker’s name engraved in lower center edges. Lockplates, hammers, breech plugs, top tangs and trigger guards are very beautifully engraved with very fine foliate arabesque patterns and engraved screw heads. Close examination of the pistols disclosed that they have assembly marks on bbls connecting to the breech plugs, on the stocks & lockplates. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching parts. Accompanied by their orig green felt lined walnut casing with empty rectangular plate in the lid and swinging English style latches on front with a mortised brass lock in the front. Case has maker’s label inside lid and is compartmented in bottom for the pistols, a brass & ebony cleaning rod/ramrod, a small dbl sided brass & copper flask with foliate decorations, a rosewood handled turnscrew, an ebony & brass nipple wrench, a nutcracker ball mold, a glass tube of cotton wadding, a paper container of Hicks caps, a small packet of linen patches and a working key. Bottom of case is purple felt covered. Altogether a fine American set. CONDITION: Pistols are very fine with both retaining most of their orig thinning brown finish on bbls and lightly to moderately faded case colors on lockplates, hammers, breech plugs and top tangs. Both pistols show wear and fine pitting in the nipple area. Both stocks are sound with light nicks & scratches and a few dings on toe of each stock from the opposite pistol’s cleaning rod when cased. Trigger guards retain about 75% fire-blue on one and about 85% on the other. Mechanics are crisp, strong bores. Case has four grain checks in lid, otherwise is sound with normal handling & storage, nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its dull orig finish. Bottom felt has moderate moth damage. Interior is very fine with light fading and light soil with completely intact partitions. Accessories are all fine. 4-39108 JR292 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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