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| Nice .69 Caliber M1805 French Light Dragoon Horse Pistol |
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| Here is an Excellent M1805, French Light Dragoon Pistol
in .69 Caliber ! This Big Horse Pistol also known as a French
model An XIII, was produced from 1805, to 1819, though
obviously this one served a lot longer, as it has been converted to
percussion. Metal mostly a smooth gray color, except for barrel
which looks to have an old reblue. Wood is all very nice with
good varnish and not a crack anywhere. Original ramrod with
cleaner/worm end, still present. Mechanics are good with both
hammer postions working, and hammer drops when trigger pulled.
Lock is marked "Mre Imp. de St. Etienne" It has an 8 inch barrel,
and measures approximately 14 inches total. This Massive
Horse Pistol Looks Great, Functions Great, and Displays
Wonderfully !
$595 plus shipping
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| Nice .30 Caliber Rimfire Warner Pocket Revolver - Only about 1,000 Manufactured |
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| Here is an Excellent .30 Caliber Warner Pocket Revolver !
Five-shot rimfire with a three inch barrel, the cylinder pin also acts
as the ejector. All the metal is a smooth gray/brown with only very
minor pitting. Original wood grips still in good shape and fitting
tightly. Markings nicely visible, and include Warner's Patent 1857,
on the cylinder, and serial number underneath the cylinder pin and
also on the butt of the grip. Mechanical function smooth, indexing
every time. Flayderman says these were made ca. late 1860's,
with only about 1,000 estimated. Nice Little Pocket Revolver,
very similiar to it's war-time percussion brother !
$545 plus shipping
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| Dug Remington Navy Revolver - Hammer Cocked & One Round Left In The Cylinder |
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| Here is a Great Dug Remington Navy Revolver ! Of course,
it's in relic condition, missing the trigger, trigger guard and grips,
but what's left certainly appears to tell a story. Hammer is frozen
in cocked position, there's still one chamber in the cylinder loaded,
and barrel/frame assembly looks like it suffered a serious trauma !
Barrel also has about an inch and a half "broken off", not cut off,
but broken in an irregular fashion. You know this Revolver has a
story to tell, but I'm not going to make one up. Don't know it's
history, sure wish I did. Has been cleaned and coated and ready
for display. Just a Super Dug Remington Revolver, Hammer
Cocked and Round still in the Cylinder ! Recovery Location
Unknown.
$575 plus shipping
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| Beautiful & Early - True Paris Production Lefaucheux 12mm Pinfire Revolver |
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| Here is an Excellent French Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver !
It's the large 12mm caliber that's near identical to the "Cavalry"
Model, excepting only the spur tip trigger guard. I think some
folks call this type the "Navy" Pattern. This is one of the Revolvers
actually manufactured by Lefaucheux, and marked as such. It's a
low serial, and too early to be one of the known Civil War Federal
purchases, but still in outstanding condition ! All metal is in
wonderful shape with barrel retaining 30-40% original lustrous
blue, and cylinder 65-70% original blue. No visible pitting
anywhere. Loading gate and ejector rod present, and mechanical
function is smooth and positive. All markings are still crisp and easily
readable. Lanyard ring still present. This is a Big revolver with
barrel of 6.25 inches length, and total revolver length right at 11.75
inches. If there is any fault at all to note on this pistol, it would be the
old brazed repair of the loading gate pivot, but that is super minor
and looks professionally done. Just a Real Nice Example of The
12mm Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver, that would be
difficult to upgrade !
$925 plus shipping
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| Beautiful Early Plant/Merwin & Bray Pocket Pistol w/Lots Of Original Blue Remaining |
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| Here is an Absolutely Beautiful .30 Cal. Plant Pocket Pistol,
Manufactured by Merwin & Bray ! Although there were only
about 20,000 of these produced total, you see them fairly often,
but Almost Never in This Nice of An Original Condition ! Though
most of the silver is gone from the brass frame, frame itself has a
wonderful mellow brass patina. The barrel and cylinder show at
least 70-80% of the original shining factory blue present in
remarkable shape ! The wood grips retain a large amount of the
original varnish, and good color. All markings are sharp and easily
legible, and the mechanics function fine, indexing perfectly. The bore is
as clean as the semi-auto I shoot and clean regularly. The little revolver
easily qualifies for NRA Fine Condition, and if the silver were still
there, I think would grade NRA Excellent. Although Plant's
Mfg. Co., was in business from 1860-1866, Merwin & Bray were
only located in New York, from 1860 to 1864. The barrel on
this example has the New York Address, and with a low matching
serial number of 2045, this has to be an early revolver, dating to
the middle of the war, at latest. As I say, you see these revolvers
from time to time, but this has to be the most outstanding
example I've ever personally seen. A Very High Grade Civil
War Period Revolver, that will look sharp in ANY collection !
$749 plus shipping
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| Complete "Battlefield Pickup" Maynard Carbine - Relic Recovered In Virginia |
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| Here is an Excellent Battlefield Pickup Maynard Carbine !
It is amazingly complete, with no missing parts at all, though as
you might expect, in rough condition. All the metal is pitted and
rusty, more so on the right side and bottom, while the left side
and top is more even and moderate. Both leafs on the rear sight
are frozen, but breech still opens and closes. I see some rifling
in the bore, but a thick coat of rust also. Hammer still pulls back
for two clicks, but mainspring has given out long ago, and will
not drop it. Tiny bit of Maynard's Patent visible on the left side
including 1859 date, and a shadow of serial on bottom of trigger
tang showing it was 23,421.Wood stock has serious deterioration
on the right side and bottom, but left side is fairly smooth, &
Incredibly you can still just make out the two inspector's
cartouches ! This came from a dealer in Vermont, who had
purchased a collection of Battlefield Pickup weapons, but
unfortunately the only location ID on this one was Virginia.
Still a Nicely Complete Battlefield Pickup Maynard
Carbine, that will make a Super Display all by itself,
or look Great with a Nice Non-Relic Maynard !
$695 plus shipping Layaway
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| Wonderful ca. 1850's Double Barrel Shotgun - W/Original Double Barrel Bayonet |
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| I'm just about sure it will be a long, long time, before you see another
Double Barrel Shotgun with Bayonet ! Here's one though,
with original bayonet, functioning locks, and lots of patina. Inside
of barrels mic out close to 0.60", and that makes it a 20 guage.
Both locks function fine, having both half cock, and full cock on each.
There is no maker's mark anywhere, but both locks and hammers
are very nicely engraved. Proofmarks under the barrels are a crown
over crossed feathers, the number 25 twice, & letters CC. Think it
is probably either Belgian or French. Some pitting on barrels, from the
breech about halfway to the muzzle, but all the metal has a wonderful
smooth brown patina, including the bayonet. The wood is still in good
shape, with decent color, and worn checkering at the wrist, and
empty screw hole on bottom of buttstock, that was probably where
a sling swivel was mounted. I would bet that this gun saw
military action somewhere ! I say that due to the right barrel
having a "period repair" about 9 inches forward of the hammer, and
forestock being damaged underneath. Actually, forestock also has
wonderfully done "period repair". You could surmise that the barrel
blew out, but I think it was struck by a projectile, that damaged
the barrel and stock at the same time ! Anyway, both display
ingenious period repairs that just add character to this ca. 1850s
Shotgun. Buttplate has a spring loaded trap door, with a small lever
to release it. Once door opens the bayonet is revealed. Bayonet
measures about 8" total length, with a knife/saber blade 6.25" long.
It has a double barrel socket with spring steel catch on the right
side. When slipped over the muzzles of the shotgun, the
catch engages the lug on the side of the right barrel. Provisions
for sling swivels, bayonet that stores in the buttstock, and period
repair, You Know this gun saw military use ! Though it surfaced
in the south, I won't tell you it was carried by the Missouri State
Guard ! A Wonderful Period Double Barrel Shotgun with
Original Bayonet ! You may Never see another !
$895 plus shipping Sale Pending
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| Excellent Dug Large Caliber Flintlock Boot Pistol |
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| Here is a Real Nice Dug Condition, Flintlock Boot Pistol !
Of course the wood grip is long gone, as is the hammer, but
frizzen pan cover, trigger, grip frame, and barrel are still present
in very good condition. Frizzen pan cover still flips up freely too.
Bore is at least .54 caliber, and possibly a bit bigger ! Good
Grief, I probably would have to be at the Tavern drinking for
hours, before I would even want to discharge this puppy !
Barrel is about 2.75 inches long, with total length 5.5 inches.
And you sure as heck, wouldn't want to be on the receiving
end, at 5-6 feet away ! Looks like it been carefully cleaned
and coated, and ready for display.Very Nice & Less
Common, Flint Boot Pistol. Recovery location
unknown.
SOLD
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| Nice Virtually Untouched M1863 .52 Caliber Sharps Carbine |
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| If you Never thought you could afford a Sharps Carbine,
You May Want to Give this a look ! Nice untouched Model 1863,
Sharps Carbine, still fully functional, and all original. All the metal
has a deep brown patina, with minor to moderate pitting in places.
Wood in very good condition, with no cracks anywhere, and only
the usual small use dings here and there, plus the letter -B- carved
upside down, in the left side of buttstock. Manufacturing & Patent
marks still visible on both sides of the breech, tang, and top rear
of barrel. Action still functions flawlessly, opening easily, and
hammer having first and second click, and dropping when trigger is
released. Bore has some moderate pitting, but still shows strong
rifling. Original Lawrence Patent long-range rear sight present
and functioning. This .52 Caliber Carbine is serial number C20,352
and the run on this Model began at 71,235 & ended at C49,528 in
1865, so this one likely dates late 1864, early 1865. Only flaw I
can find with this entire weapon, is that long ago someone cut the
saddlebar and ring off. Likely, this was done post-war, in order to
fit the gun into a saddle scabbard. A Very Nice Displaying Sharps
Carbine, that Has Not Been Messed with, in modern times and
won't break the bank to own !
SOLD
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| Nice Fully Functional Allen & Thurber .31 Caliber, 6-Shot Pepperbox, with 1837 Patent Date. |
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| Here's a Sharp Looking Allen & Thurber .31 caliber, 6-Shot
Pepperbox Pistol ! It's got a great look with smooth light brown
patina on all the metal, and just minor scattered pitting. Barrels are
3.75 inches long, and total length about 7.5 inches long. Original
grips are in good shape with nice color, and mechanical function is
smooth cycling every time. There is nice scroll engraving on the
backstrap, frame, & nipple shield. "Allen & Thurber Worchester"
partially visible on the barrels, as is Patent Date of 1837. Allen's
Patent visible left side of hammer.Only serial numbers I can find
are on the frame and mainspring, and are matching. [495] These
Pepperboxes were popular pocket pistols well before the Civil
War, and they are occasionally excavated in Civil War camp or
skirmish sites. Here's a Nice Original Pepperbox, complete,
functioning well, and displaying great !
SOLD
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| Nice 1828 Dated - Rifled .69 Caliber Wickham Musket |
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| Here is a Nice Civil War Rifled .69 Caliber Musket ! It started
life as an M1816 Flintlock Smoothbore, manufactured by M. T.
Wickham, of Philadelphia. Circa 1861-62, it was converted by
Hewes & Phillips, [ H & P ] to percussion, rifled, and given a rear
sight. As is the case on many examples, the sight is on backwards.
It is also missing the long range leafs. All of the metal has a brown
or gray color, with some moderate pitting, mostly around the breech
plug, bolster, and rear sight. The wood is in good condition, still
retaining decent color, and it's original finish. The markings I see on
the lockplate, US over M . T. Wickham, and at the back PHILA
and 1828. On the top of the buttplate is US, and on the left side the
lock retaining plate has the number 16. Near the breech plug, left
back of the barrel, is N.J., marking this as one of the about
8,000 M1816 muskets converted for the State of New Jersey.
Mechanical function of the lock is fine, holding both positions
well, and dropping hammer when trigger is pulled. Ramrod is
an original with threaded tip, but I don't think it's original to
this musket. Length is correct though, and it fits the channel
perfectly. Bolster is missing the clean-out screw. Bore still
shows rifling plainly visible, though displaying quite a bit of
pitting. Overall, this is just a nice functional old .69 Caliber
Rifled Musket, converted to fire the big .69 caliber 3-ring
conical bullets. It makes a fine display !
[PS. This Rifle looks much better in person, than my
pics show. Just didn't come out well on the site.]
SOLD
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| Nice .50 Caliber Maynard Cavalry Carbine |
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| Here's a Wonderfully Original 2nd Pattern .50 Caliber
Maynard Carbine ! It retains perhaps 15-20% original blue,
mostly on the octagon portion of the barrel, and the hammer, with
the remainder of the barrel, being a mix of nice brown and grey.
Breech area shows some light surface rust, which I have not
tried to clean, but think should clean up considerably better.
Mechanically function is all nice and smooth, with both 1st
and 2nd Hammer positions working well. Stock shows the usual
dings and service marks, but still has good color, and Two
Government Inspector's Cartouches visible on the left wrist.
There are also several sub-inspector's marks visible, an -S- on
the top of the buttplate, -M- on the barrel and rear sight. The
Inventor's markings of "Edward Maynard / Patentee / May 27,
1851/ Dec. 6, 1859" are weak, but still legible. Other side of
breech shows more clearly, "Manufactured by Mass. Arms
Co. Chicopee Falls." Bottom tang of trigger assembly shows
date of 1865 and serial number 24,888. Bore is surprisingly
clean with sharp rifling, and only a few small areas of pitting.
Only flaw I see on the whole gun, is that rear sight is missing
the 300 yard leaf, though the 500 yard leaf is still present.
A Very Good Original Condition Maynard Carbine, that
has not been messed with !
SOLD
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| Beautiful Battlefield Pickup - Early M1851 Colt Navy Revolver - Nearly Complete - w/Still Loaded Chambers & Busted Caps |
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| Of All the Dug Revolvers I've ever had, and that's quite a few,
this Dug Or Battlefield Pickup 1851 Colt Navy, is easily
the " Top Of The Heap" ! Just absolutely outstanding condition,
and I really have little doubt, that it isn't a dug example, but rather
an early battlefield pickup. Everything is here, except the back
strap and screw ! All the metal is smoothly rusted and pitted, and
the cylinder is frozen in place, as is the loading lever. The hammer,
however is free, and will cock back and forth. What I assume is
the original wood grip is present, though it will not stay on, with
the backstrap missing. The mainspring is even still present, though
not with much umphhh. Serial number in the 14,000 range, so this
one was early production, small round trigger guard, and around
well before the war started. Best of all though, there are TWO
rounds still loaded in cylinder chambers, and One busted
cap, still present on an empty chamber ! There just isn't
ANYTHING to whine about on this Colt, except maybe the
fact that the recovery location has been lost to time. Considering
everything this pistol has going for it, I think I've priced it
reasonable, but if I'm wrong, I'll be Completely Glad to let it
rest in my Relic Room ! Recovery Location Unknown.
SOLD
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| Beautiful Burnside Carbine |
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| Here is an Absolutely Beautiful Burnside Carbine ! It's got
matching serial numbers and mechanics that function smoothly. All
markings are easily legible, including US Inspector's Cartouche
on the left wrist of the stock. Nearly all the metal is smooth with little
to no pitting, and the bore is strikingly clean and shiney, with
no evidence of rust or pitting, and nice crisp rifling still present. There
are different soldier's initials carved on either side of the buttstock.
At first glance, I thought this carbine had been professionally re-
finished. A closer look though, and it's evident that the barrel is
partly blue, with the remainder toning to a nice smooth brown.
The receiver has lots of thinning blue left, as does the lever release
latch, and the barrel band. Top of breech block has thinned quite
a bit more, perhaps due to use. With the way the barrel has that
blue toning to brown, if this gun was refinished, it was done a
long, long, time ago. I think it would take a few decades at least,
for that blue on the barrel to tone to the deep smooth brown it has
become. That plus case color on the lock, and the extremely fine
conditon of the bore, makes me think, this might, and I stress
"might" be original condition. But either way, original, or very
old refinish, it's just a Beautiful Carbine, that displays perfectly ! The
entire gun has a thin protective coating that's flaking in a couple very
small areas, mostly around the sling bar. An outstanding example
of a Burnside Carbine, that will shine in Any Longarm Collection !
SOLD
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