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Pair of 18th Century Double Barrel Howdah Pistols Converted to Percussion Pre-Rev War
Guns International #: 103528944 Seller's Inventory #: 52583
Category: Pairs of Pistols - Antique - Antique Pistols - Percussion
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: 1308
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also 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. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .54 Caliber, 8 1/4" fully rifled barrels with very good bores that have minor freckling and pitting within the grooves. These are solid and well-made pistols, numbered "1" and "2" on the barrel tangs, that were converted to percussion via the addition of new hammers and contoured nipple bolsters taking the place of the original flintlock pans. The metal has a dark plum and gray patina along the barrels, darkest at the breeches, with slightly lighter gray and mild surface freckling on the locks. Although they have been flattened during the conversions, partial original markings are still present: "IOSEPH STÖCKL" on the right lockplates, and "...A NEUSTAT" on the left plates. The pin-fastened stocks are in good shape with numerous small handling marks and blemishes scattered throughout, as well as a long chip missing from the rear of the right lockplate on the "1" pistol, and some linear cracks running back from the brass nosecaps on both pistols. All of the locks are fully functional and catch firmly at both half and full-cock. Original brass-tipped wooden ramrods are present with both pistols. Joseph Stöckl (also Steckel or Stechel) was an Austro-Bavarian gunmaker who operated in both Wiener Neustadt, Austria, and Deggendorf, Bavaria, from 1730 until about 1770. These pistols were nicely converted in the 19th century, and are handsome examples of his work in very good condition overall. Antique;
Price: $4,500.00
Antique: Yes