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\ UNWIN AND RODGERS single shot percussion knife pistol cal. 32 bore. made in the early 1850's,
and probably shown at Great London Exhibition in 1851. 4" brass barrel and
furniture; two blades, blued folding trigger, horn scales including the
two original tools bullet mold and nipple tweezers, a cap-box in the but.
Fitted in the original case lined in dark red. very rare trade label in gold
print. The UNWIN & ROGERS knife pistol in the original case is extremely scarce. The complete set with ram rod, oil can, powder flask, yin for nipples and
key! The first I have seen!
OSGOOD MONARCH
# 6033, 8-shot-cylinder for .22 short and one shot in the base pin cal. .32 rim
fire, 2½" barrel, almost 100% nickel plating remain, in the cylinder grooves
gold wash, perfect hard rubber grips. Flayderman's # 8A-105: this is the scarce
engraved variation. The picture shows the cylinder for 8 shot .22 and the base
pin for one shot .32 rim fire,
J. FORBES
Maker to H. R. H. Prince of Wales = His Royal Highness John Forbes in Liverpool,
SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 TARGET REVOLVER. cal. 44 Russian. matching
serial 31986, cylinder and latch, blue finish with the very rare
8" keyhole barrel, factory target sights and Smith & Wesson embossed hard rubber
grips. Left side of the barrel at the cylinder has the caliber marking and
the barrel has 1-line address without patent dates. Overall retains 75-85%
strong bright original factory blue with some light flaking on the frame and
side plate, and acceptable wear on the grip frame. Mechanics are fine, shiny
bore.
N. LØBNITZ PATENT KIÖBENHAVN, chamber
loading percussion pistol, civilian issue of the Danish army pistol 1841
described in Boothroyd’s book The Handguns. This pistol has on the right
side a lever, which after moving upwards brings the barrel about 4mm forwards
and one can push the barrel up, the chamber is open and can easily loaded, see
picture. The barrel is decorative Damascus and the caliber is 14mm. The steel
kept in the white, checkered wooden grip. Additional literature: Winant’s
Early Percussion Firearms, and Der Neue Støckel. One picture shows the
action open for loading. wanted
P. B. marked on blade, probably Swiss made unique combination pistol,
4" part octagonal/part round barrel for a 7mm revolver-cartridge. On the right
hand site the knurled handle pushed-up is to open for loading and in
screwed-in position locks the chamber. The hammer is cocked like a single
action. The corkscrew pulled-out, acts as the trigger and holds the blade. The
panels skillful carved from pearl. In the grip's front-strap is a "trap-door"
for a compartment. The 4½" spear-point-blade is tight. There are minor handling
marks not avoidable in a 130 year life span, otherwise an
extremely decorative oddity built by a first-class craftsman.
Bowie type cutlass pistol, on blade the only marking is
A , cal. .70 percussion smooth
bore, 5½" barrel with no rifling as common during the 1850's - 1860's period,
the blade is circa 12 inches long, channeled one-piece grips, lanyard ring. The
pistol shows wear and scattered pitting, NRA condition is "good". No maker’s
name, probably a blacksmith pistol made during the Civil War. Unique!
CHARTIER a folding knife pistol, the 4" blade inscribed CHARTIER A MELLE. Melle is a small town in East Flanders, cal. 5mm pinfire, no visible serial-#, 2½" barrel with top stamped EPROUVE and Belgian
proof stamps on cylinder. This is a not often encountered maker.
NOCK, LONDON Reinhard Stahl in Hassfurt marked percussion revolver, cal. .38,
M. JAVELLE, St Etienne
Støckel: "inventor of the revolver,
circa 1860"
like a "vest pocket Le Mat".
LIVERPOOL
Støckel: circa 1806 -
1810, 50 Lord St.
one high quality target /dueling pistol, cal. circa .55 flintlock smoothbore,
11" octagonal barrel with fixed sight, on top inscription and golden master
stamp,
◄ set trigger,
varnished saw
handle with checkered grip, metal kept in the white as common during the time,
The
attractive pistol is in excellent condition
With factory letter: "the
production began in 1878 and ended in 1898. This particular revolver was
delivered August 28, 1901 to Philip Bekeart Co., San Francisco, CA."
A MELLE
Støckel: "Samuel Nock, 1805 - 1852"
percussion pistol with vicious spring dirk, cal. .54, 2½"
rifled screw-off octagonal barrel, the receiver is engraved with the name and
decoration, breech-safety, varnished bag-shaped grip, the escutcheon marked with
T.A. folding trigger, mandatory British proof. It appears that the small
pistol was "kept in the white". 
5e octagonal barrel with
dovetail-font sight, cylinder with maker's inscription, metal kept in the white
with modest vine engraving. Varnished grips looking like striped maple. The revolver is in fine
condition, only the lanyard ring is missing. Stahl tried to sell the revolver to
the government, but he was rejected.
Støckel:
1865 - 1866, Hassfurt am Main, in Unterfranken, today Bayern ~ Bavaria.
Hermann Historica:
Rejected at the trials of the Experimental Hand Gun Commission. Extremely rare.
serial on cylinder,
cal. 12mm pinfire,
5½"
barrel with fixed sight,
circa 50% bright blue on cylinder and barrel,
frame,
lug and lever for the tip-down system kept in the white,
nice grained grip,
lanyard ring.
The army-sized revolver was in limited
numbers used during the Civil War.
Midlothian, Texas 76065
Colt Police # 21172