Black powder Single barrel Pistols

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Black powder Single barrel Pistols

Post by Aughnanure » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:42 pm

I found some other outstanding pistols on the same site as the Coopers and rather than adding to that post I decided to start a new one devoted to interesting single barrel pistols.

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here's a close up of the lock and although the description doesn't say so it is a conversion from flint, one can only wonder what it was like originally.
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Description from Vallejo Gallery :http://www.vallejogallery.com
Cased Percussion Sporting Pistols
By Samuel Evans-Cambridge London

4⅜ Inches long x 4½ Inches wide Circa 1860

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Case dimensions: 15 1/4 inches x 7 3/4" inches x 2 1/2 inches high. Pistols 10 3/4 inches long.

50 caliber smoothbore, 6" octagon barrels. The locks are each marked "Sml Evans" and the barrels are unmarked. These pistols are in very fine condition and feature fine relief scroll engraving on locks with slightly more bold relief scroll on triggerguard and barrel tang. The silver forend caps bear a lovely sunburst pattern on either side. The barrels retain 90% original twist pattern which has very good contrast. The locks retain 95% original case color and feature sliding safeties. The checkered walnut stocks rate excellent with vertually all of their original finish and crisp checkering. Stocks feature silver wedge escutcheons, silver wrist escutcheons and the previously mentioned silver foret tip. Both pistols come with their original brass tipped ramrods. Pistols come in their original mahogany casing with powder flask, dipper, mould and cleaning rod. The original ladel inside reads "Saml Evens / Gun Maker / Cambridge / Powder Shot and Flints / with every Article requisite for / Sportsmen / Guns and Pistols Repaired". The condition of the case is very good plus to excellent, the key hole escutcheon is a replacement.
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