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Unmarked Pair Of American Brass-Barreled Flintlock Pistols

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Unmarked Pair Of American Brass-Barreled Flintlock Pistols
About .48 cal, 10 1/8'' octagon barrels showing moderate verdigris throughout. This is a rather nice honest pair of pistols in the original flint, the barrels and other brass hardware mostly toned to a pale ocher patina showing scattered mild tarnishing, light dings and handling marks to be expected. The barrel of one pistol shows a few more moderate dings and scuffs along its length. The lockplates are mostly an oxidized plum-brown patina with a bit of smoky gray case-hardening lurking about the protected areas, the frizzen screw and perhaps the cock screw replacements on one gun. The flat lockplates with teats at the rears are equipped with swan neck cocks, bridled frizzens and frizzen springs with simple extensions. Barrels are secured by simple dual iron wedges without escutcheons and brass hardware consists of single ramrod thimble with tailpipe, triggerguard with simple pineapple silhouette extensions, buttcap and simple lock screw escutcheons. There are silver monogram plates atop the wrists, both neatly engraved with the initials ''JA''. The short grip walnut stocks remain in very good condition as lightly cleaned long ago and now mostly devoid of finish showing scattered thin lengthy cracks and some smoothed-over slivers mostly along the edges of the forend, along with the expected dings and handling marks. One pistol shows a repaired break at the wrist and the hardware fit otherwise remains quite good overall. Pistols include simple hickory ramrods and are sighted with dovetailed iron v-notch rear sights and small brass blade front sights. The lock on one pistol does not hold on half or full cock while the other remains crisp and seems to function well mechanically. A handsome pair of brass-barreled pistols. (11739-45) {ANTIQUE} (1000/1500)