EXCEPTIONAL CASED PAIR OF LE PAGE TARGET PISTOLS.

EXCEPTIONAL CASED PAIR OF LE PAGE TARGET PISTOLS. Cal. About 50. Extremely fine pair of cased pistols with 10-1/2” fluted oct bbls, Metford style rifling, marked on the top flat “FM P Le Page Moutier”. They have a small dovetailed bead front sight at the muzzle and a tiny fixed blade rear sight on the top tang. They are numbered “1” and “2”. They are mounted in ebony stocks with deep relief carvings at the forend tip, left side of the stock and wrist consisting of vines & flowers in intricate patterns with stippled backgrounds. The butts are fluted with an elaborate matching fluted butt cap with turned finial. The lockplate, trigger guard, breech plug, tang, butt cap, escutcheons & screws are all elaborately deep relief engraved in matching vine & foliate patterns with stippled background. The bbls are finished in bright high polish blue with the wide flutes having blue and the narrow flutes left bright. All of the other metal has coin finish. The pistols are in their original French fitted green velvet lined gorgeous wood case with the maker’s name & address embossed in gold in the fabric inside the lid. It contains an original case colored round ball bullet mold with sprue cutter, ebony handled turn screw and nipple wrench, an ebony mallet, an ebony handled wiping rod and two ebony handled ramrods. Also included is a fine, original Le Page copper & brass powder flask. The front right corner of the case has a covered compartment with ebony knob. The case, made of beautifully grained dark exotic wood has three brass inlays around the edge of the top of the lid and an elaborate filigree and engraved plate in the center with the initials “AU”. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, probably unfired. Pistol #1 retains about 85% original bright blue on the bbl, having been cleaned sometime ago. Stock and all the other furniture retain virtually all of their original beautiful finish. Brilliant shiny bore. Pistol #2 retains 95-97% bright original blue on the bbl, also having been lightly cleaned. Balance of the pistol, stock & furniture retain virtually all their original finish. Brilliant shiny bore. Bullet mold retains virtually all of its original case colors, faded on the handles. Balance of the accessories are about as new. Case has three or four grain checks and hairline cracks in the lid, is missing a small chip of veneer from the back edge, otherwise retains most of its beautiful original finish. 4-51501 JR1007 (27,500-32,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	704	$28,750.00	EXCEPTIONAL CASED PAIR OF LE PAGE TARGET PISTOLS. Cal. About 50. Extremely fine pair of cased pistols with 10-1/2” fluted oct bbls, Metford style rifling, marked on the top flat “FM P Le Page Moutier”. They have a small dovetailed bead front sight at the muzzle and a tiny fixed blade rear sight on the top tang. They are numbered “1” and “2”. They are mounted in ebony stocks with deep relief carvings at the forend tip, left side of the stock and wrist consisting of vines & flowers in intricate patterns with stippled backgrounds. The butts are fluted with an elaborate matching fluted butt cap with turned finial. The lockplate, trigger guard, breech plug, tang, butt cap, escutcheons & screws are all elaborately deep relief engraved in matching vine & foliate patterns with stippled background. The bbls are finished in bright high polish blue with the wide flutes having blue and the narrow flutes left bright. All of the other metal has coin finish. The pistols are in their original French fitted green velvet lined gorgeous wood case with the maker’s name & address embossed in gold in the fabric inside the lid. It contains an original case colored round ball bullet mold with sprue cutter, ebony handled turn screw and nipple wrench, an ebony mallet, an ebony handled wiping rod and two ebony handled ramrods. Also included is a fine, original Le Page copper & brass powder flask. The front right corner of the case has a covered compartment with ebony knob. The case, made of beautifully grained dark exotic wood has three brass inlays around the edge of the top of the lid and an elaborate filigree and engraved plate in the center with the initials “AU”. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, probably unfired. Pistol #1 retains about 85% original bright blue on the bbl, having been cleaned sometime ago. Stock and all the other furniture retain virtually all of their original beautiful finish. Brilliant shiny bore. Pistol #2 retains 95-97% bright original blue on the bbl, also having been lightly cleaned. Balance of the pistol, stock & furniture retain virtually all their original finish. Brilliant shiny bore. Bullet mold retains virtually all of its original case colors, faded on the handles. Balance of the accessories are about as new. Case has three or four grain checks and hairline cracks in the lid, is missing a small chip of veneer from the back edge, otherwise retains most of its beautiful original finish. 4-51501 JR1007 (27,500-32,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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