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PLAYER'S BOX WITH SHARPS & HANKINS PISTOL, FOUR 22 GA BARRELS
United States, 19th Century
Steel and Gutta Percha
L.T.: 12cm – Barrel Length: 6.3 (2.4') – 22mm Cal
Block of four smoothbore barrels with rifled bores; numbered on the underside 13647. The block slides vertically with a push-button release located on the underside.
Single hammer with rotating firing pin.
Open frame, silver-plated bronze marked: "C. SHARP & C°. PHILADA. PA" and "L. SHARPS PATENT 1859".
Spur trigger.
Gutta percha grip plates with a scrolling foliage motif. The underside of the stock is marked 13647.
This pistol is in very good condition. The barrels have clean grooves with no corrosion. The silver plating is 85% present.
This pistol is presented in its Bible case, with a buckram cover, brass locks, and gilt edges. The fittings are wood and velvet. It contains a booklet containing a miniature deck of playing cards.
The pistol is in very good condition.
Ref.: 5625
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This collector's weapon is, according to Article L311-2 of the French Internal Security Code, classified as a collector's weapon, category D. Its acquisition and possession are free. We remind you that their sale is prohibited to minors.
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