AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

A EUROPEAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, 18TH CENTURY

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $500 - $700

Buyer's premium:

An attractive European flintlock pistol of the 18th century with an interesting twisted steel barrel. The barrel is affixed with a copper front sight just before the muzzle. The reddish-brown wood stock is decoratively carved around the breech-tang and is capped by a brass pommel.

Europe, 18th century.

L: 14 in., (35.6 cm.)

Condition: Good overall. Lock plate is not fully set within the stock, though it is tight where it is. Some pitting to barrel consistent with age. All parts move but do not seem to be entirely functional.