Flintlock Pistols

Made circa 1725-1750. 62 caliber with a 12” barrels. The top of each barrel is marked Lazarino Cominazzo. These are beautiful large pistols in very fine condition. The furniture is all finely engraved brass including the locks. Both pistols have the initials “BV” engraved in the escutcheon plate. Very fine pair of Italian...

Made 1762. 54 caliber with 8 ½” barrels. Beautiful guns with gilded brass furniture that is relief cast. The locks are nicely engraved. Wood is very good. The trigger guard has been repaired on one of the gun. The ramrod is a replacement on one of the guns. The top of the barrel on one gun is marked “A. C. ERLANG Anno 1762” We...

Circa 1750. 48 caliber with 3 ½” barrels. These are beautiful root wood stock guns. The butts have a bird’s head carved at the bottom and beautiful lace work carving around the upper tang/ There is also very fine silver wire inlay. The barrels are engraved and gold plated. The condition is excellent. Very Fine French Flintlock...

Made circa 1750 -1770. 62 caliber with  12 ¾” barrel. This gun has a dark brown to gray patina. Woof is very good. Lock is a banana style. There are worn maker sincs on the top of the barrel that unfortunately cannot be made out. ...

Circa 1750. 78 caliber with a 13 ½” barrel. The barrel has a brown patina while the wood shows natural age with small splits and chips on a well used Flintlock pistol. The banana style lock has a name “H???EES?” that is only partially legible. By the profile, we feel this has a  chance of being Dutch. What is interesting on this gun is the serpentine side plate...

Made circa 1810-1820. 64 caliber with 10” barrels. Absolutely beautiful guns with very good original finish on the barrels. The trigger guards have traces of original blue in the protected areas. Stocks are excellent  and checkered. Barrels, tangs, locks, hammers and trigger guards are all engraved. Case is excellent. All accessories are all excellent. This is...

Barrel flat marked "H.W. Mortimer & Co. London Gun Maker to his Majesty No. 227". Mortimer's contract records show that payment was made in 1771 and states that Mr. Henry Mortimer was paid "for firearms for the mail guard." Payment continued up to 1790. The lock plate has a sliding safety. Barrel is 9.5" and overall length is 14.5". Bore is approximately .60 caliber. Proof marks on...

English Made Flintlock Pistol In The Style of a Cavalry or Militia Pistol by Redfern. Birmingham barrel proofs. These are very similar to Ketland Trade pistols associated with the American-Canadian Fur Trade. Very good untouched condition. Barrel length 8” and approximately 14” overall. Bore is approximately .69 caliber. Very nice example of a fur trade pistol.

R. Hyslop, New York, New York. Worked 1825-1830. “Kentucky Style” Flintlock with roller frizzen. Barrel is from an English or European pistol of an earlier period and has an “IP” proof at the breech near the tang. Caliber is .60. Barrel length 9 ¼” and overall length is 14 1/2 “. This is a well-made gun, particularly the engraved lock. Condition is very good to excellent.

Approximately a 68 caliber with a 13 ½” barrel. Classic middle eastern style with the false ramrod and decorated barrel shroud. 

Turkish (Ottoman Empire) flintlock pistol. Very good quality and probably made in Italy for the Turkish market. Star and Quarter moon inlay behind the breech tang. Buttcap also displays a quarter moon design. Barrel length is 13 ½ to a silver band. Overall length 21’ ½”. Beautiful, graceful form and quality workmanship. Many better quality Middle East guns were made in Spain and Italy for...

Spanish Pattern 1780 Miguelet Pistol. Made circa 1780, up with a mixture of earlier components. Barrel: 12.5” long. Caliber: 18mm, unmarked. 6.6” of fore stock restored correctly. Lock: iron pan, stamped with maker’s mark OLIDEN.

Unmarked flintlock pistols, but most likely French. They have long eared buttcaps, fine carved stocks with raised carving around trigger guards, gold decoration on the 5 1/2" barrels. Measures 10 1/2" overall. Elegant pair of pistols.

Caucasian Miguelet Lock Pistol. Barrel length 17 ¾” and 16” overall length. Barrel has gold wire inlay, NOT BRASS. We tested it. Miguelet Lock works fine and is not hard to cock as most Caucasian pistols. Butt cap is deeply chiseled in rococco to scrolls with a silver cameo of a robed figure holding a lance. Stock is very good plus. Very fine example of a Caucasian pistol.

Circa 1750. 65 caliber with 12” barrels. This is a gorgeous pair of flintlock pistols with silver high relief mounts. The butts have grotesque masks. The lock and the barrel are both gold plated with gold overlay. Woos is excellent with a couple of very minor repairs. The barrels have a light gray patina. These pistols are absolutely...

Made circa 1770. 1 1/8” bore with a 7 ½” barrel. Very finely made Georgian pistol with beautiful silver wire inlay grip with a grotesque mask butt. Action works well.

.70 Caliber with a 9” barrel. Made circa 1778. This gun was made by British gun maker John Waters who is credited with inventing the spring bayonet. He received the patent in 1778 and was only active till 1781. Very nicely made gun with a mechanically solid Spring...

Made circa 1770. 50 caliber guns with 12 ½” barrels and 18” in overall length. Very fine pair of guns that have engraved locks and barrels. Wood is nicely carved.

70 caliber with a 12” barrel. Gun is just over 19” in overall length. This I a very high quality example with a high relief barrel shroud, silver wire inlay and raided decorated overlay on the handle portion of the stock. The pommel butt cap is high relief and decorated with Nielo. The lock appears to be European. Very fine...