Pair of engraved and gold decorated French double barrel flintlock pistols, 19th Century.
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Pair of engraved and gold decorated French double barrel flintlock pistols, 19th Century.
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Finely Engraved Gold Inlaid European Folding Trigger Double Action Revolver with Rare Black Pearl Grips.
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Exhibition grade factory engraved Robbins and Lawrence pepperbox pistol. Also includes ivory grips.
Estimated Value: $20,000 - $30,000
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Engraved Colt Cloverleaf revolver with mother of pearl grips. Named the cloverleaf because it used a four shot cylinder that looked like a clover.
Estimated Value: $7,500 - $10,000
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The most ridiculous/useless pistol I have ever seen.
A form of volley gun called the duckfoot pistol, this pistol has multiple barrels that fire simultaneously. However, most duckfoot pistols have multiple barrels which point in a horizontal direction, this weird pistol has two barrels which point in an upward angle, and one barrel which points in a downward angle. Regular duckfoot pistols are very questionable in practicality, as it is hard to aim at multiple people at a time. The legend is that they were a favorite of sailors who could indiscriminately fire volleys on a crowed deck, or ship captains in case of being mobbed by a mutinous crew. However, this takes the cake for impracticality. But hey, you never know when you could be attacked by three bad guys, two standing side by side three feet apart and five feet above the ground, while the third stands in between and directly below them. Yeah, makes perfect sense.
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The Most Powerful Handgun of the Victorian World —- The .577 Webley Boxer,
Produced in limited amounts during the 1870’s, the Webley Boxer was not actually a Webley. Rather it was a design of William Tranter which Webley manufactured under license. A double action six shot revolver, its most noticeable feature was the larger than normal frame and cylinder. The reason why the revolver was so large was to accommodate its huge .577 Boxer cartridge. At the time is was considered the most powerful handgun in the world, only to be later outdone by the .600 Gilon. Very few were made and for the most part they were sold as a novelty item.
Fine 19th Century Caucasian percussion pistol.
Decorated with leather, gold inlays, gold gilt silver overlays, a ball pommel, and gold ball trigger.
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The Pettingill Double Action Revolver,
Produced during the US Civil War, the Pettingill revolver was one of the very few revolvers that were double action and the only revolver with a concealed hammer. Odder still was the very sharply angled butt and frame. The Pettingill revolver was produced by the firm Rogers and Spencer specifically for the US Army. It was came in both .36 Army and .44 Navy. An order for 5,000 revolvers was purchased from the Army. Unfortunately the revolver had some severe flaws which caused the Army to cancel the order after only 1,500 were delivered. The revolvers were expensive and complicated. However the biggest complaint was that the trigger pull was too hard, which combined with its odd shape made it difficult and uncomfortable to fire. Many did not even pass US Army inspection standards. Around 3,400 Pettingill revolvers were produced total. Later Rogers and Spencer produced a more traditional single action revolver for military use.
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Amazing Victorian era reproduction breechloading wheel-lock pistol with extensive ivory paneling and a ball pommel.
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Prototype .30 caliber carbine pistol,
A powerful pistol chambered for .30 caliber carbine, this prototype was created by George F. Grebey in 1943. Grebey was a designer for Winchester who worked on the M1 Carbine project. As a result this pistol has features to make it more compatible with the M1, including its use of 15 round M1 carbine magazines. Grebey hoped to secure government contracts during World War II, designing the pistol for use by paratroopers, but unfortunately the pistol never went beyond the prototype stage.
Estimated Value: $10,000 - $30,000
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Scroll engraved Colt Model 1908 with gold and silver inlays.
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Indian flintlock pistol with tiger head buttstock. Tiger carving includes real tiger teeth.
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Engraved and silver decorated Lefaucheux pinfire revolver, mid 19th century.
Surprisingly this revolver only sold at auction for $575.
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Working replica of the Scottish flintlock pistol carried by British Major John Pitcairn at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Said to fire the first shot of the American Revolution, although there is no proof to back up this claim. Only 900 were created by the US Historical Society.
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The James Reid “My Friend” Knuckleduster revolver,
Made in a small factory in the Catskills of New York, these small revolvers were the invention of James Reid, a gunsmith and Irish immigrant. Back then small revolvers and knuckledusters were popular weapons among both good and bad alike. James Reid had the idea of creating a weapon that combined both knuckleduster and revolver. Knicknamed “my friend” it was a seven shot .22 revolver that also had a large ring shaped handle that could be used as a good bludgeoning instrument. Small and compact, the first models of the revolver lacked a barrel but instead just had a pepperbox style cylinder. Will certainly compact, it was a bit two small. Because it was a single action many complaints revolved around the stubby hammer, which was often very difficult to work. As a result James Reid modified his design. Called the “new model”, Reid added a larger spur hammer and a barrel. Around 15,000 were produced between 1865 and 1883.
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