AUCTION 45: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

AN AMERICAN FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOL, 19TH C.

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $700 - $900

Buyer's premium:

The pistol has a heavy browned-steel octagonal barrel with a rifled bore. The stock is of curly maple and is inset with a bright brass shield on the backstrap. The pommel is capped with a large rounded piece of brass, as is the muzzle end of the stock. There is a large decorative brass front-sight affixed to the end of the barrel.

Bore: 16mm

L: 16 in., (41 cm.)

Condition: Very good. Loch mechanism works well.