English Screw-Barrel "Box-lock" Flintlock Pocket Pistol, c. 1780.
Time of the Revolutionary War in America. Measures 7 1/2" long with 2 3/8" .45 caliber screw barrel, with lug on underside for removal, and cannon-turned muzzle. Breech with English proofs, forged integrally with frame and trigger strap. Frame, hammer, backstrap and breech have delicate scroll engraved with makers ribands Barbar/ London on the frame! All metal smooth and clean, in remarkably well-preserved condition. Mainspring apparently broken, but all else is mechanically fine. Stock with relief carved shell or fish-tail detail at barrel tang, overall about perfect! Very nice little gun by a well known and desirable maker. AR-YYK. Comes with custom metal stand! #52326: $1850 SOLD
USA Model 1819 .54 Caliber Flintlock Pistol, dated 1822.
Time of US Presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. US M1819 .54 caliber flintlock pistol. Incredible piece! Metal generally smooth and brown with just some very light pitting at the breech. Good lock and breech markings, dated 1822. Although the hammer is possibly a correct replacement the gun remains in its original flintlock configuration. Sliding safety functions fine but the gun will not hold at full cock, which could be easily repaired. The stock, while generally very good, exhibits a few problems. A 1" piece split out behind the band following the ramrod channel, and three places where wood filler was used to affect a repair. AR-YAK. Comes with custom metal stand! #52372: $4500 SOLD
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Spanish, late 17th - early 18th century AD. Extremely rare signal cannon! Huge and heavy for the type. Cast of iron, this was used to communicate from ships to land, and worked just like a large cannon but smaller. Nice original patina. A true artifact from a Spanish galleon from the height of the treasure trade and piracy. Ex-Don Elder collection, Sarasota FL, acquired from a Texas estate. Very rare! Measures 10-3/4" long. This monster weighs 10 lbs! #AXSC4-12772: $825 SOLD
Spanish, late 17th - early 18th century AD. Extremely rare signal cannon! Cast of iron, this was used to communicate from ships to land, and worked just like a large cannon but in miniature. Excellent depiction of two crossed swords on top between the "lug" handles. Nice original patina. A true artifact from a Spanish galleon from the height of the treasure trade and piracy. Ex-Don Elder collection, Sarasota FL, acquired from a Texas estate. Very rare! Measures 3-3/4" long. #SC6-12774: $750 SOLD
Spanish, late 17th - early 18th century AD. Extremely rare signal cannon! Cast of bronze, this was used to communicate from ships to land, and worked just like a large cannon but in miniature. Nicely polished with excellent surfaces. Small "sight" grooves above fuse-hole and at tip of barrel. One "lug" handle broken off in antiquity. A true artifact from a Spanish galleon from the height of the treasure trade and piracy. Ex-Don Elder collection, Sarasota FL, acquired from a Texas estate. Very rare! Measures 3-7/8" long. #SC8-12773: $525 SOLD
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