Tryon Philadelphia Single Shot Spring Bayonet Pocket pistol. Approximately .45 caliber percussion. This pistol was apparently made for or ordered by Tryon, marked on left side of frame. The turn off barrel is Birmingham, England proofed, with the popular English folding trigger. Spring Bayonet works perfectly as does the folding trigger 3 5/8” Barrel and 7” overall, hammer has the sliding...

German Percussion Pistol with provision for shoulder stock. The overall length is approximately 17 ½”. The 11 ½” round approximately. 65 Caliber barrel with a fair rifled bore with rust, all metal is bright with dark staining. There is old rust at the barrel junction with the stock. The stock is fair with cracks on the left and right forend. The action does not hold cock. The number 42 is on...

Sharpe Flintlock Converted to Percussion Pistol. Possible fur trade pistol. Lock is marked “Sharpe” for John Sharpe Mfg. The Northwest company, a group of partners in Montreal sold many of these to the fur trade. Barrel is marked London. A sharp gun!

Belgian Large Bore Percussion Pistol. Bore is approximately .65 caliber with deep rifling. Manufactured in 1850. Octagonal barrel has a very fine Damascus pattern. The action works perfectly. The lock, cock, breech plug trigger, guard and buttcap are all expertly engraved in a leaf scrolling tendril motif. The stock forend is carved in a leaf pattern also. The pistol grip is fluted in both...

Ottoman (Turkish) Knee Gun Ottoman (Turkish) knee gun used for fighting on horseback and firing it from ones knee. The fall back position was to use ones sword. Most knee pistols were flintlock but as firing systems progressed the percussion system was more reliable. This example is percussion and would be from the 1830 to 1850 period of manufacture. The Damascus pattern of the barrel is...

English Transitional Revolver by Lang, Cockspul St. London. Percussion approximately .44 caliber, six-shot revolver. Barrel length 6” and overall length is 12”. In his book, The Handgun by Geoffrey Boothroyd describes the gas seal feature in which the cylinder moves forward when the hammer is cocked and engages the breech of the barrel so as to form a seal to keep burning gases from escape....