#39 • Early American Flintlock Pistol

Part of Arms, Armor and The Early West (live auction by Lewis & Grant Auctions)

Starting at $3,000.00

Status: No sale

12 bore (.72 caliber), 13.75" octagonal to round barrel with two wedding bands, NSN. Bright finish with walnut full stock secured by pins.  Faceted lock with flat swan-neck cock and rounded iron pan with fence and bridle, fitted with roller. Lockplate marked "PHILADELPHIA". Brass ramrod pipes, sideplate, thumb piece, and buttcap.  The Stock is made of walnut and has nice lines for the period with a short tight curl to the grip.  **The barrel has been cleaned long ago and begun to patinate, gray blending to a plum.  Some light pitting.  The lock is mixed with brown patina and gray some brown staining under the pan, behind the hammer on the lock and in the front of the frizzen.  Brass furniture with a nice dark patina.  Stock has had two small pieces of wood added on the left sid of the stock along the barrel channel.  The stock has been varnish over with a dark patina look,  that hides the two pieces of wood nicely.   Overall a nice early pistol.** $6,000-$9,000