Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols, ca. 1850

Description

Featuring unmarked browned rifled 7 1/2” octagonal Damascus twist barrels of approximately .69 caliber. Locks with tear-drop shaped lock plates and hammer finely engraved with acanthus decoration. Walnut half stocks with checkered wrists and nickel silver mounts comprising trigger guard, barrel pin and escutcheon, ramrod thimble, and butt caps with hinged percussion cap storage. Original green baize-lined mahogany case with vacant brass round escutcheon, and brass lock with key. Original accessories include copper and brass powder flask, single-cavity bullet mold, combinationcleaning rod and bullet worm, nipple wrench, and screw driver. Very good quality and condition, showing very little use; the case with a few scratches. Overall length of pistols 13 1/4” (33.7 cm); case dimensions 15 3/8” (39 cm) long, by 9 3/4” (24.8 cm) wide, by 2 1/4” high (5.7 cm). Case, pistols, and accessories have no markings, but one tin of percussion caps is German and the set was recently obtained in Germany.