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Extraordinary Firearms Auction

Auction Currency:USD Auction Location:203 Skowhegan Rd, Fairfield, Maine, 04937, United States

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A spectacular plethora of rare, historic and outstanding condition firearms. Included are items from various renown collections including the final session of the extraordinary Wes Adams Collection.
PAIR OF INTRICATELY DECORATED SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD INLAID EASTERN EUROPEAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PIST1530PAIR OF INTRICATELY DECORATED SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD INLAID EASTERN EUROPEAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PIST
Please Note (3/1/13): Writing is not Cyrillic writing (AONTON) on the barrels and mechanisms is Greek writing (LONTON) for word LONDON. In Greek they
Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimates : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold for (9,500.00 + 1,995.00) x 1 = 11,495.00
PAIR OF EARLY ITALIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.1531PAIR OF EARLY ITALIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.
NSN. Cal. .590 Smooth bore. These early pistols have 12-1/2" tapered round bbls with filed-in top ribs. Flat, deeply chamfered arched locks hav...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (2,500.00 + 525.00) x 1 = 3,025.00
EARLY PAIR OF BRASS MOUNTED TATHAM (LONDON) FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS.1532EARLY PAIR OF BRASS MOUNTED TATHAM (LONDON) FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS.
NSN. (ca 1780) Cal. .620 Bore diameter. 12" Iron bbls have octagonal breech section transitioning to round with wedding band and secondary tran...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (5,000.00 + 1,050.00) x 1 = 6,050.00
PAIR OF H. W. MORTIMER (LONDON) BRASS MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.1533PAIR OF H. W. MORTIMER (LONDON) BRASS MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.
NSN. Cal..595 Bore diameter. 9-1/2" Brass bbls have octagonal breech section transitioning to round with plain wedding band. Tops of bbls are e...
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for (3,750.00 + 787.50) x 1 = 4,537.50
PAIR OF BELGIAN FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK PISTOLS WITH SPRING-LOADED BAYONETS.1534PAIR OF BELGIAN FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK PISTOLS WITH SPRING-LOADED BAYONETS.
NSN. Cal. .525 Bore diameter. 4-1/2" Octagon bbls have studs on bottoms holding 4" triangular bayonets which are retained by sliding trigg...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 420.00) x 1 = 2,420.00
SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD DAMASCENED TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL.1535SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD DAMASCENED TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL.
NSN. Cal. .525 Bore diameter. 6-1/4" Octagonal to round bbl has about 50% coverage heavy gold damascening in scrolled patterns. This theme carr...
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 420.00) x 1 = 2,420.00
FINE SILVER MOUNTED LARGE BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL.1536FINE SILVER MOUNTED LARGE BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL.
NSN. Cal. .620 Bore diameter. Pistol has 6" oct to round, swamped, figured iron bbl with turned and engraved transition. Top of bbl has gold in...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (1,700.00 + 357.00) x 1 = 2,057.00
WILSON FLINTLOCK SILVER MOUNTED, BRASS BARRELED PISTOL.1537WILSON FLINTLOCK SILVER MOUNTED, BRASS BARRELED PISTOL.
NSN. (ca 1785) Cal. .645 Smooth bore. 7" Swamped, round, brass bbl is engraved "- Wilson - Minories - London-" (William Wilson, 1767 ...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 420.00) x 1 = 2,420.00
SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BRASS BARREL AND LOCK BY JOHN BENNETT.1538SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BRASS BARREL AND LOCK BY JOHN BENNETT.
NSN. (ca 1785) Cal. 583 Bore Diameter. This well made pistol has 9" brass barrel with octagonal breech section transitioning through wedding ba...
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (3,200.00 + 672.00) x 1 = 3,872.00
AS FOUND, TATHAM AND EGG FLINTLOCK TARGET/ DUELING PISTOL.1539AS FOUND, TATHAM AND EGG FLINTLOCK TARGET/ DUELING PISTOL.
SN 115. Cal..587 Bore diameter. 11" Ovate swamped bbl has under rib mounting beaded end. Steel ramrod pipe holds greenheart ramrod with steel e...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (3,850.00 + 808.50) x 1 = 4,658.50
TUSCAN SCHOOL CHISELED STEEL ITALIAN SNAPHANCE PISTOL.1540TUSCAN SCHOOL CHISELED STEEL ITALIAN SNAPHANCE PISTOL.
NSN. Cal. .535 Smooth bore. This unusual gun with full relief chiseled engravings similar to the quality of those by the best Tuscan engravers. Tapere
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (1,750.00 + 367.50) x 1 = 2,117.50
FRENCH MODEL 1842 BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION RAMPART RIFLE.1541FRENCH MODEL 1842 BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION RAMPART RIFLE.
NSN. Cal. .735 Groove diameter. Hexagonal Whitworth type rifling. 39-3/8" Tapered round bbl has folding swivel mount affixed around breech end ...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (2,100.00 + 441.00) x 1 = 2,541.00
LANTAKA BROUGHT BACK AS SOUVENIR OF WWII BY LATER ADMIRAL ALLEN MAYHEW SHINN1542LANTAKA BROUGHT BACK AS SOUVENIR OF WWII BY LATER ADMIRAL ALLEN MAYHEW SHINN
This 49" Lantaka with about a 1-1/4" bore is solid bronze and weighs 85.7lbs. During WWII Admiral Shinn then a U.S. Navy commander was sta...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for (3,000.00 + 630.00) x 1 = 3,630.00