Percussion pistol, converted from flintlock during the 19th century. .60 caliber.

Warm patina and pitting throughout. Brass elements exhibit a mellow patina. Stock etched with foliate motif. Remnants of plugged frizzen screw holes to lockplate. Cap nipple is present. 

This gun has undergone a number of period modifications, making an accurate determination of its origin difficult. Traces of frizzen screws indicate that it was at one time a flintlock, but neither the curiously shaped and capless butt, nor the fully octagonal barrel, are features commonly found in flintlock pistols. 

Note: This lot cannot be packaged and shipped in-house. Successful bidders winning items marked as being packaged and shipped by a third-party service are responsible for paying the third party directly. We are happy to offer complimentary drop-off service to local third-party packing/shipping companies in Columbus, Ohio.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Firearm, Colt, Pistol, Revolver, Rifle, Musket, Smith and Wesson, Springfield]