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U.S. Navy N.P. Ames Model 1842 No 2 Boxlock Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
U.S. Navy N.P. Ames Model 1842 No 2 Boxlock Pistol
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6" barrel, marked "N.P. AMES SPRINGFIELD MASS", "USN 1845", "RP" for inspector Richard Paine, "P" for proved. Rare USN marked. Museum notes of attributed to being carried by sailor on an ironclad in the Mississippi River during the Battle of Vicksburg, but no provenance documentation. Was acquired in Vicksburg. Only 2000 were produced between 1842 - 1847.