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21DB-8 F.W. HOFFMAN PATENT MDL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,600.00 USD
21DB-8 F.W. HOFFMAN PATENT MDL
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F.W. Hoffman Patent Model for breech loading firearm “Aug 12th 1856” with tag attached, copy of patent papers and description of operation. Wood and metal model measuring 18 ½” from tip to end. Complicated and workingaction that cocking hammer exposes breech. Good condition with minor cracking and aging but working. Interesting and a competitor to other breech loading Pre-Civil War arms. Mr. & Mrs. O. Rundle Gilbert’s U.S. Patent ModelCollection. Est.: $800-$1600