Unusual French Model 1822/42 Type Percussion Pistol
Guns International #: 100523491 Seller's Inventory #: 24632
Category: Antique Pistols - Percussion - Military Revolvers - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
NSN, .68 cal., 7 3/4" barrel with a very good, bright bore that has some spots of mild freckling about halfway down its length. This is an interesting pistol, identical in appearance to an 1822/42 percussion conversion but is virtually devoid of any markings save for a single small "S (in diamond)" stamp on the lockplate just behind the remnants of the ground iron pan, a small "GB (in oval)" on top of the breech next to the bolster, a small "PF" on the left side of the breech, and a "*/D" on the brass sideplate. There are no other markings nor does it appear that there ever were. The iron has an overall freckled gray-brown patina with some mild freckling and pinprick pitting, heaviest on and around the nipple bolster. The brass furniture likewise has a dull yellow-ochre patina while the walnut stock is in very good shape with only some minor handling marks spread throughout the original oil finish and a single with-the-grain crack at the rear of the lockplate. The lock itself is tight and fully functional however the ramrod is no longer present. This is a very nice example of an 1822/42 pistol with unusually sparse markings. {Ref. "French Military Weapons 1717-1938" by Maj. James E. Hicks; 1964}. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: French
Model: 1822/42
Caliber Info: .68 cal.
Gauge Info: .68 cal.