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Hale & Tuller Prison-Made Underhammer Percussion Boot Pistol
Guns International #: 102097197 Seller's Inventory #: 39873
Category: Antique Pistols - Percussion - .32 Pistols
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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1200
Total Number of Listings: 20186
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
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:
Serial #150, .32 cal., 4" part octagon part round barrel with a heavily pitted bore. The barrel has a simple “wedding band" transition and has a mottled gray-brown patina along its length, with scattered impact marks on the octagonal section as well. The rear top flat is marked "HALE & TULLER / HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT", with a light foliate and angled dot border, and the left side flat is marked, "WARRANTED / CAST STEEL". The action is functional, but the mainspring is weak, and the hammer spur was milled away at some point. The saw handle grip rates about very good with light handling marks and a thin crack across the left side. The number “1741" is faintly scratched into the wood on the left side. The brass grip frame has toned to a mellow ochre patina, with light handling marks and a legible "ER" scratched into the backstrap. There is a small chip missing along the front left of the grip causing the gripstrap to lift slightly. These are very interesting guns that seem to be the product of a commercial partnership between H.J. Hale (a CT gunmaker), Tuller (a Hartford, CT tin and stove merchant), and the Connecticut State Prison. As such, these guns were built by convicts at the prison. This is a seldom seen American pistol, manufactured under highly unusual circumstances. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Hale & Tuller
Model: Boot Pistol
Serial Number: 150
Caliber Info: .32
Gauge Info: .32