Fancy Antique Arms Vignette, with Details of Each Piece

Top row, left to right:
Smith & Wesson M1½ Second Issue Revolver
A clean .32 caliber, 5-shot fluted cylinder pistol with bird's head profile rosewood grips and a 3.5-inch barrel. Marked "SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS. PAT. APR. 3, 55 JULY 5, 59 & NOV 21, 65," frame and barrel retain 95% original bluing, some light rust on cylinder that should clean, serial #102020.
Price: $725
980-34

James Reid's Catskill Knuckleduster
New York
Knuckle-Duster Revolver - SOLD
This .32 caliber five shot "My Friend" knuckleduster revolver is all metal construction brass frame type; nickel plated with broad scroll engraving; retains 90% nickel on the frame with 60% nickel on cylinder. The frame is marked "MY FRIEND PATD. DEC. 26, 1865" on left of top strap, serial #16497. The cylinder stop and hand are touchy but work most of the time. The markings are excellent.
980-62

Middle row, left to right:
Short Sword With Flintlock Pistol
Circa 1800-1820
This example being approximately 23.5-inches in overall length has a blade measuring approximately 18.5-inches and an octagonal to round .42-caliber barrel of approximately 4.5-inches in length. The shell shaped brass guard is integral to the engraved brass scales. The brass knuckle guard appears to be a replacement. Mechanically fine; minor blade dings and shallow surface imperfections to blade.
Price: $2,500
980-60

Elaborately Decorated Blunderbuss
Diminutive Size
Presentation or Exhibition...child's or ladies
Barrel, lock, trigger guard, butt plate, and hammer
are decorated with silver overlays; stock is carved
and inlaid with silver wire... - SOLD
This early walnut full-stock blunderbuss is profusely inlaid with silver wire forming scrolls, undulating and straight line borders; also, tiny inlayed silver dots and crescents while all iron is overlaid with intricate openwork engraved silver decoration; the barrel decoration is magnificent. Approximately 21-inches overall; barrel approximately 11.5-inches. No maker's mark, pseudo ramrod within iron pipes. With an 8-inch pull this may have been made for a child or may have been a custom order for a lady or older man to carry in their lap. Some very small areas of silver are missing from the stock, but otherwise the piece is in very good original condition.
980-67

Bottom row, left to right:
Combination Folding Knife And Pinfire Revolver - SOLD
French or Belgian combination weapon c. 1880 of 5.5-inches in length. The gun barrel is 2.5-inches long, the clipped point Bowie style blade is 4-inches long. The blade is marked "L'Etoile d'Acier" (Star of Steel). Marked "eprouve" (patented or prooved) on the top of the barrel. The grips are dark almost black bone. The metal finishes are nickel plated with about 90% remaining on the barrel, cylinder and hammer. The frame is a mix of nickel and bright finish steel. The gun still retains a loading gate and ejector rod for the tiny 5.5-millimeter cartridge. Mechanically it is in fine condition. The blade is in excellent condition. When seen, these guns are typically in rough used condition.
980-61

Chicago Firearms "Protector" Palm Pistol - SOLD
This example with serial number 12685 on all plate chambers and case is .32 caliber extra short rim fire and is nickel plated with mother of pearl side plates; excellent condition overall. Peter Finnegan of Austin, Illinois purchased the patent rights for the Protector Palm pistol from the Minneapolis Firearms Co in 1892 in order to institute design improvements to make the gun more reliable. He formed a new company, The Chicago Firearms Co. The improved pistol was slightly larger, the safety functioned better and the side plate was more secure. In addition, the entire gun was a little bit sturdier. He contracted with Ames Sword Co. of Chicopee Falls, Mass. to manufacture the weapons and deliver them to him in time for the opening of the Columbian Exhibition (The Chicago World's Fair of 1892). Ames defaulted and did not deliver until after the Exhibition had closed and even then, only a small percentage of the contract. Finnegan sued Ames, eventually winning cash settlement with the Ames Sword Company becoming the owner of 13,000 Protector Palm pistols, which they sold from 1894 through 1910 although the guns themselves were all made prior to 1898.
980-65

If you are interested in buying any of these items, please call (978) 597-8084 or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Lynn Morin at lfm@aaawt.com

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