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HARPERS FERRY MODEL 1805 FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
HARPERS FERRY MODEL 1805 FLINTLOCK PISTOL.
SN 1664. Cal. 54. 10-1/16" Round bbl with under rib and steel pipe with beaded ends mounting steel tulip head ramrod, is nicely marked at breech end with eagle head "P" proof, "US" and SN. Lock with integral pan and bridled friction frizzen, is marked with heraldic eagle and "US" in front of flat faced chamfered cock, and "HARPERS FERRY 1807" at rear. Walnut stock is brass mounted with brass thimble and band at front. CONDITION: Good, as reconverted from percussion. Good looking reconversion done by welding and re-venting bbl, setting in and welding new pan, and using a mix of old and new parts. Stock with old over varnish is sound. Marks on bbl are exceptionally fine and sharp, as are those on lockplate. Inspectors cartouche is under varnish, and illegible. Front lock screw is broken at head. Brass with old patina. A good representative specimen of this important pistol. 2580 are estimated to have been made with this lock date. 4-47189 MGM126