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BRITISH PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
BRITISH PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL.
Cal. 31. NSN. Bbl. 3 7/16", octagon of German silver, with Birmingham proofs on left flat. Folding, 3" spear point blade on the right side with a smaller 2" folding blade on the left. Blades are marked "JAMES RODGERS SHEFFIELD". Bar-style hammer and folding trigger. German silver body has two removable tweezers and a trap door compartment at the rear. Bone scales. Weight: 15 oz. CONDITION: German silver shows a light tarnish. Left scale is cracked below midpoint of bbl. and at toe with a chip at the heel. Lightly pitted bore. PROVENANCE: Marshall "Brook" Davis Collection. (01-23545/DS). ANTIQUE. $1,500-2,500.