Horst Held   =   Antique Handguns

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Mariette pepperbox + revolver please see separate page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS ARMS hand-revolved belt revolver, serial # on breech 349, cal. .31, 6" round barrel with fixed sights, with Maynard's patent primer and one roll of tape-primers, 90 - 95% original blue on barrel, 90 - 95% sharp etching on cylinder, finer than normally engraved frame  with vignette showing an Indian with bow and arrow, varnished grips, small nicks, but otherwise a very fine specimen.  Flayderman's # 7A-057, rare with the tape,    $5,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mass. Arms Co. belt revolver with Maynard tape primer and a tube of caps for primer, along with flask, original Mass. Arms brass mold, key and cleaning rod. 95% etched cylinder scene, 80% deep barrel blue, 95% tarnished silver on backstrap and triggerguard. The frame shows 80% thinning blue, functional. Fine to excellent overall. Cal. 31 percussion, serial # 254 on breech,
very rare and highly desirable set     $6,750.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASS. ARMS CO. Maynard Primed pocket revolver, serial # 212, cal. .28 percussion, 3" round barrel, profusely florally engraved engraved, expert opinion by Nimschke, scarce pearl grips, Flayderman's # 7A-059, excellent condition. In mahogany   show case with red velvet lining, correct flask embossed with an American Eagle holding a shield over a pair of crossed revolvers, brass bullet mold and key.
On the last Las Vegas Antique Arms show one of the most admired cases.    $7,250.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE
WASHINGTON
ARMS Co

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William W. Marston, New York, 1850's made six-shot-pepperbox, not often in movies shown but used quite a lot during the Civil War. This one stamped on the bar-hammer with the trade name THE WASHINGTON ARMS Co., cal. .31 percussion, 4" ribbed barrel, floral engraved, nice ivory grips. in better than average, fine condition. Flayderman's # 7B-010.    $2,275.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONTIGNY & FUSNOT À BRUXELLES, Støckel: "1856 - 1870" made impressive needle-fire target pistol. In one of the pictures the needle looks out of the breech similar to the period Dreyse revolvers. The lever on the grip pressed upwards opens the breech for loading. The 9½" octagonal barrel with dove-tail and breech are nicely engraved and intensive bright blued, the other steel parts are accordingly engraved. The stock is shaped like the 1850's  dueling-pistols with a massive butt-cap.
A very unique pistol in excellent condition.    $7,500.

 

 

 

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MABSON & LABRON, Støckel: "Birmingham, Russell St., mentioned 1821". A pair of pocket pistols with screw-in barrels having the little bump for the wrench, crowned muzzle and proof stamps. Behind the hammer is the typical push-safety, the frame shows beside the maker's name patriotic engraving, folding trigger for easier carrying, varnished grips. The pair is in a green lined case with combination tool barrel-wrench + bullet-mold, silvery powder flask and screw-driver.
An excellent condition attractive set,     $5,850.

 

 

 

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