Mel Flanagan Collection
371 French Brass Four-Barrel Flintlock Pistol .38 caliber, 2.75” iron barrel group, S/N 187. Engraved brass frame with integral grip, 7.25” overall. An interesting and attractive flintlock revolving pistol. Action is crisp and the brass frame is engraved. Iron barrel is in good condition. Exact date unknown. $2,000 - $3,000
373 Hirons Three-Barrel Turret Hammer Percussion Pistol .38 caliber, 2” round barrels, no S/N. Folding trigger, blued barrel group, engraved frame with “Hirons” on the left side and “Bridgewater” on the right side marked within the engraving. Checkered wood grip. This oddity pistol is in overall very good to fine condition showing considerable original blue on the barrels which are marked “1,” “2” and “3.” The bores are good, the action is crisp and the turret mechanism is of the type that must be rotated by hand for selection of the barrel to be fired. The grips are very good to fine. $1,250 - $2,500 118
COWAN’S HISTORIC FIREARMS AND EARLY MILITARIA: MEL FLANAGAN COLLECTION
372 Very Rare Wm. W. Marston Three-Barrel Double-Action Percussion Pistol .31 caliber, approximately 4” barrel group, S/N 11. Blued finish, right side of barrel group in top flute is marked WM. W. MARSTON NEW YORK CITY PATD MAY 26, 1857. Wood grips. The gun is double-action and a manually operated extension between the hammer and percussion nipples of the barrel determines which of the three barrels will be fired when the hammer is dropped. The condition of this pistol is overall very good to fine with considerable original blue remaining on the barrel assembly. There are also areas of original blue on the frame. The action is crisp as are the markings. The bores are good. The grips are very good + with minor mars from storage and the majority of original finish remaining. A very rare variation of the Marston multibarrel, Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms (7C-028) indicates limited production of possibly only 10-20 made in the late 1850s. $2,000 - $4,000
374 Mariette Eight-Barrel Spur Trigger Revolving Pepperbox Pistol .36 caliber, 6.5” long numbered barrels. Engraved frame; ebony wood grips. This pepperbox is in overall very good + to near fine condition displaying an even grey patina to metal surfaces. The action is crisp, the engraving finely accomplished and sharp. The grips are very good to near fine. A nice pepperbox with unusually long barrels. $1,500 - $3,000
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