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Horst Held = Antique Handguns
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Delhaxhe in Liège, please see "blades and barrels"
Dolne, please see "blades and barrels"
Dumonthier, please see "blades and barrels"
Delvigne, Støckel: Henri, Gustave Delvigne,
Paris 1799 - 1876, started 1828 trials with small caliber rifled bores. A very
early pistol in cal. .35 percussion with rifled bore, 4" octagonal bright blue
barrel with dovetail front sight, an embellished kept-in-the-white frame, highly
decorated hard rubber grips, the loading gate with a face of a monster, clean
and not abused percussion cap. With more than 95% finish remaining in excellent
condition. Later made cartridge pistols are often called "mouse" pistols because
depicting a mouse.
Scarce and very desirable
$5,500.
Danish - Norwegian, an early cavalry flintlock pistol like the Prussian model of 1742, 13" round barrel with fixed front sight, cal. .70 not rifled as common in the time, full stocked, brass butt cap, trigger guard, counter-lock-plate, front of stock and the holders for the iron loading stock. The stock is ebonized = painted black, which I was told is common for the model. The lock shows no marking, the breach shows number 47 and W, the butt with the number 49, the counter-lock-plate and the barrel the number 42. On the barrel are additional stamps like a K (Kronborg?) In the wood in front of the trigger guard are the letters HOEL carved, additional ICS.
An interesting cavalry pistol in fine condition $3,750.
Hello Horst
Today I saw that you have bought a Danish
Pistol. This model I have a lot of experience in. The (a bit) faint mark on top
of the chamber (in front of the tang) is a stamp with 7 inscribed in a C, under
a Crown, which means: Christian the 7, he ruled from 1766 to 1806 Denmark and
Norway. This mark tells made in Kronborg. The HOEL tells that it has been used
in Norway, they used to carve the military markings. On left side of chamber is
an other military marking, (K) cavalry or something like that. It is difficult to
see for me on the photo, but inside/between the v spring for the battery lock,
there is as good as always a small stamp which tells the name of the locksmith.
some of them I have the name of. M 1772 made from 1772 till 1779, in
black painted beech. 1785-1789 made in brown beech. Total made 10100 pieces.
RJ
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for loading barrel tipped down
C. DELP IN DARMSTADT marked parlor pistol "Zimmerpistole" in cal. 4mm, percussion ignition, 3¾" bull barrel with decorated muzzle, metal parts kept in the white as fashionable for the period, almost full-stocked with crisp checkered grip. The first trigger to loosen the tip-down barrel, the second trigger to fire. The stock shows under the nails to hold the barrel shows a tension crack, and the cocking devise to me described as ".. used a small circular L shaped rod similar to an Allen wrench. usually missing. at least how some rifles with similar actions operated..." Generally in very good condition and rare $775.
H. J. DESSARD BREVETE patent revolver made by VC = Victor Colette, Liège, better known for his gravity loading repeating pistol. This is an exceptional condition revolver with a spring holding the tip-down barrel (a bit like the British Pryse patent), decorative in two tone with glossy bright blue barrel and cylinder, circa 95% finish remaining. The frame kept in the white, nicely floral and border engraved, crisp checkered grips, folding trigger. The patent # is 2419, Colette's serial # is 1440. The 5¾" seven-sided barrel is presentation marked
S. M.
A PIETRO MARIOTTI
NOVEMBRE 1873
ROMA
The revolver comes in a extremely rare leather covered pipe casing with purple lining and German silver lock. It shows minor stains and wear. Very attractive set and extremely rare $4,500.
to His Royal Highness Prince Albert
DEANE ADAMS & DEANE
30 King William St.
LONDON BRIDGE
Støckel: founded 1851, closed 1856
a small caliber percussion revolver, circa .35, 4½" multisided barrel with
fixed sight, on bridge the above mentioned address, polished to white
with minor pinprick marks, crisp grips, fine function. The revolver is in a very nice and
expensive case with Deane Adams' label, green velvet, powder flask by DIXON & SONS, Sheffield, a bullet mold for
one ball stamped "85", screw driver, nipple driver, ramrod, oil can and a tin
can for caps.
An interesting set
$2,950.
Deane Harding Patent # 598, cal. circa .46, 6" octagonal
barrel with retailer inscription DEANE & SON, 30 KING WILLIAMS St., LONDON
BRIDGE, additional owner's inscription S. V. Stephenson,
heavy army-sized revolver with bright blue, ejector lever fire blue, hammer and
trigger kept in the white, crisp checkered grips. With more about 70% original
finish remaining in fine condition.
Taylerson The Revolver 1865 - 1888,
$2,350.
Midlothian, Texas 76065