A Smith & Wesson One & a Half Here we have a very clean 1st issue 1-1/2 Old Model S&W revolver retailed in England by George Gibbs of Bristol. Ours is in .32 rimfire (black powder) and was made towards the end of the First Series in around 1868. Smith...
A Fine Officer’s Miquelet Pistol This fine officer’s miquelet pistol from Naples, was made in the second quarter of the 19th century. It has a smooth-bore, two stage cannon barrel of 17 mm calibre; engraved miquelet lock, brass mounts decorated with...
Baby Percussion Purse Pistol Europeans have always had a love for small pocket and purse pistols; sometimes for the gentleman, often for the lady. Such pistols have been produced in flintlock, percussion, pinfire and metallic cartridge and have become highly...
A French Nobleman’s Exquisite Pair This very fine pair of naval flintlock pistols were owned by the Marquis Jean Barthelemy d’Exea (1765-1850) who served in the Army of the Princes , a counter – revolutionary army made up of people...
A Remington New Army The Remington New Model Army saw service in the latter two years of the US Civil War and became a widely-used civilian gun during the 1860’s and 1870’s as new settlers opened up the west of the United States. A heavy-framed percussion...
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