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LOT 210:
AN ENGLISH UNDER AND OVER PISTOL, 19TH CEN.
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$1,500 - $1,800
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AN ENGLISH UNDER AND OVER PISTOL, 19TH CEN.
Probably made by an English gunsmith, this pistol was originally made as flintlocks, the pistol was later converted to percussion locks, a more advanced mechanism, probably in the 1820s or 1830s. Conversion was a common and economical method of updating a firearm as technology advanced.
Dimensions: L: 13 3/4 in., (35.5 cm.)
Condition: All parts are tight, light rust to the metal parts, good action.
