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#2478 Unmarked Box-Lock Boot Pistol
Guns International #: 100860376 Seller's Inventory #: #2478
Category: Antique Pistols - Percussion - Antique Pistols - 1500-1850
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 29
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#2478 Unmarked Box-Lock Boot Pistol and/or Muff Pistol, approx 50cal percussion, circa 1845-1870. These were prolific little ultra-cheapie handguns during the California Gold Rush Era (1848-1855) with literally thousands made and carried for protection. Gold panning was especially dangerous, as claim jumpers found it all-too-easy to overpower a gold panner as he was squatting at the rivers edge. The gold panners found that hiding one of these very cheap little guns in the tops of their knee-high boots could be grabbed in an instant, cocked, and discharged in the blink of an eye …and while certainly not a “long-distant” weapon, at 10-15 feet, a 50-caliber ball makes a VERY serious impression the one receiving it!! This style not having the removable screw barrel, is about the cheapest of the cheap, but still a life saver in such a circumstance …and while not a high value antique as antique weapons go, it sure was invaluable if needed!! Action is working, bore is typically a rusty hole, and condition is G-VG for the type. $95 …or if you see something of mine that is over $2000 and buy it, then I’ll throw this in for free. (Such a deal!!)
SOLD
Antique: Yes