Lot 289
A Cased Set Of English/Irish Flintlock Officers Pistols. A fine cased set of Officer's flintlock pistols by; HAMBURGER & Co. LONDON and IRLAND", circa 1800-1820. 8" .65 cal. (carbine bore) octangal iron barrels feature genuine platinum bands and touch holes. Checkered stock with horn muzzel caps accentuate this piece, and the captive ram-rods add the finishing stylistic touch. Guns feature sliding mechanisms on the lock plates. Steel engraved hardware. Locks are engraved and marked "HAMBURGER & CO". Please note that one spring is broken. Box has an old green velvet relining-- probably done over a hundred years ago. Accessories are original, and the guns are in good working order. Note the faint remnant of a name on the top of the box, beneath the handle. The pistols are 14" overall in length and in good working order with the exception of one frizzen spring and one of the sliding safety bars. The stocks are in good-very good condition with the small nicks here and there that you would expect in a 200 year old pistol. The accessories include: 3-way powder flask, bullet mold, cleaning rod, wad punch, powder measure, tow and balls.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 9,000.
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| Realized $4,600 |
