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Two Flintlock Pistols

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:425.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Two Flintlock Pistols
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600
Lock plate is marked "NOCK" and the top barrel flat is marked "LONDON", with a pair of British proofs on the upper left barrel flat. Fixed sights, hammer safety, and set trigger. Full length stock with checkering on the grip area and two barrel wedges. Complete with a horn tipped wooden ramrod.
BBL: 10 inch octagon
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 50
Finish: bright/casehardened
Grips:
Serial Number: NSN
Condition: Good. The barrel and lock plate have a mottled gray patina with the remaining iron surfaces having a smooth dark patina. The stock is also good with a contrasting wood repair (left side) and a 1 inch hairline crack (right side) on the forearm, along with numerous minor dings and scratches and some minor wear in the checkering. A stock pin is missing. The top jaw is a replacement.

B) Lock plate is marked "PERKINS" and the top barrel flat is marked "LONDON" (traces remain). There is a hammer safety and a light floral engraving on the components. Pistol was manufactured without sights. Stock has checkering in the grip area and a blank silver initial oval. With a horn tipped wooden ramrod.
BBL: 8 5/8 inch octagon
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 65
Finish: bright
Grips:
Serial Number: NSN
Condition: Good. The pistol has a mottled gray patina and there is some pin point pitting. The stock is very good with a contrasting wood filled in repair (right side) and a minor crack (left side) on the forearm, along with a few missing minor chips and some minor handling marks. Overall the checkering remains crisp. Mechanically fine.