Flintlock & Percussion Guns, civilian
Pair of Flintlock travelling pistols, France, c. 1760
Conical, round barrels with flattened breech sections. Floral engravings; the background retains traces of original gilding. Domed lock plates and faceted steel furniture. Figured walnut stocks featuring floral carvings, with the pommels carved into the shape of stylized bird heads. Original ramrods made of black horn. Length 17 cm, barrel length 8.5 cm. In very […]
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Lepage Paris percussion pistol, c. 1845
Rifled, detachable octagonal Damascus barrel featuring a fine “rose” Damascus pattern; breech plug and tang decorated with floral engraving; mounted rear sight and dovetailed front sight with an elevated bead. Lock plate finely engraved with the inscription “E.P. Lepage Moutier a Paris.” Trigger guard with finger grooves and pommel cap both adorned with delicate floral […]
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Austrian Model 1798 Flintlock Hunting Rifle
Conical, round barrel; attachment points for a rifle sling. Lock plate with distinctly beveled edges; brass flash pan. Brass furniture conforming to military regulations. Walnut stock featuring deep checkering, floral carvings, and a fluted cheek rest. Original ramrod. Length 107 cm, barrel length 56 cm. Slight traces of rust inside the barrel; otherwise in very […]
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Elegant, small-caliber Flintlockgun, German, circa 1740
Tapered octagonal barrel, transitioning via a series of baluster moldings to a round profile; brass front sight. Breech section with a long sighting plane. Arched brass lock plate; interesting and rare brass battery with a steel striking face. Steel cock jaw. Brass furniture; ramrod pipes with baluster detailing. Walnut stock with light carving and sling […]
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Flintlock musket, likely Saxon, circa 1780
Conical, octagonal barrel transitioning via a baluster section to a round profile; rectangular front sight. The breech features a deeply stamped maker’s mark depicting a lion ascending diagonally, along with the number “2505.” The breech plug tang incorporates a grooved rear sight. The lock plate is highly convex and bears the maker’s mark “V.C.” positioned […]
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Percussion rifle, Suhl, c. 1840
Conical, octagonal barrel; the front half features a flat rib, while the underside is rounded. Signed in silver inlay: “F. Jung und Söhne in Suhl.” Brass bead front sight. Flat lock plate with a pivoting safety catch; smooth steel furniture designed in an openwork Biedermeier style. Grained walnut stock with fine checkering on the grip […]
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English percussion rifle, circa 1840
Conical, round barrel with a short, flat breech section; breech plug featuring two silver inlaid lines and a deeply stamped, oval silver maker’s mark: “Fullerd London.” The breech plug is decorated with fine floral engravings, and the nipple bolster includes an engraved platinum pressure-relief valve. The lock plate displays delicate border engraving and landscape scenes […]
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Target rifle, Alpine region, circa 1830
Octagonal barrel with a sight dovetailed near the muzzle, signed “J.B.”. The top of the barrel is fluted (gadrooned) from the midpoint to the muzzle. Features an adjustable, dovetailed front sight and a “false muzzle.” Back-action percussion lock with a flash guard; the lock plate bears light floral and border engraving. Equipped with an adjustable […]
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Flintlock “Tower” pistol, c. 1770
Conical, round barrel; breech section featuring decorative lines and stamped with a “B,” crossed swords with a crown, and “HR” accompanied by a crown and an arrow. Beveled lock plate with border engraving; deeply struck marks include a crown with “G.R.” (for George Rex) and a crown with a broad arrow; the reverse side is […]
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French Percussion pistol, signed “Berleur,” circa 1790–1830
Curved, octagonal Damascus barrel with a rectangular front sight. Flat, beveled lock plate featuring floral ornamentation, signed “Berleur” above palm fronds. Finely engraved brass furniture; the ramrod pipe is designed with double openwork. Walnut stock embellished with checkering and silver pins. Side plates depict a bear’s head and opposing lions, set amidst silver-wire inlay. The […]
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Pair of luxurious flintlock pistols, Vienna/Suhl, circa 1740
Finely crafted, fluted Damascus barrels; the breech features a gold-lined touchhole and raised iron-cut ornamentation with gilding, centered by a deeply struck Ottoman maker’s mark inlaid with silver. Viennese-style breech plug with an integrated rear sight. The iron-cut lock plate has beveled edges, with the signature “AU: Scheffl in Wienn” inscribed along the front edge. […]
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Miquelet pistol, Balkans, circa 1800
Barrel transitioning from octagonal to round; the breech features simple floral engravings and three barrel-maker’s marks inlaid with gold (depicting a “plant under a roof”), with the master’s mark “Y.P.” in the center. The barrel is secured at the front by wire wrapping. Flat lock plate with a strong spring. Retaining bracket featuring iron inlay […]
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Luxurious Miquelet Pistol, Southern Balkans, circa 1800
Barrel transitioning from octagonal to round; breech featuring the “L. I” maker’s mark; flat lockplate bearing the Ottoman “rising lion” maker’s mark; iron-cut bridge. The entire silver stock is decorated with finely crafted, high-relief studs and raised floral repoussé work, set against a punched background. Trigger guard features matching decoration but is made of a […]
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Double-barreled Flintlock Pistol, likely German, circa 1790
Superposed, rifled barrels; steel action box with fine “dog-tooth” engraving. Rotating flash-channel cylinder with leaf engraving; trigger blade with scrollwork engraving. Top-mounted sliding safety that secures both the hammer and the frizzen. Fine burl walnut grip. Total length 18.5 cm, barrel length 6.5 cm. Barrels show minimal spotting; very good action/sear function; strong springs. Rotating […]
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Flintlock Pocket Pistol, likely German, circa 1780
Unscrewable round barrel with a rectangular steel action body, border engraving, and a sliding safety mechanism that secures both the hammer and the frizzen. Smooth walnut grip. Length 20 cm, barrel length 65 mm. Very good action (sear engagement) and strong springs. Safety and screw-off barrel operate smoothly. Barrel bore relatively clean; touchhole clear. The […]
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Flintlock Pocket Pistol, London ,ca. 1800
Unscrewable round barrel with wrench lugs; rectangular steel action body. Multiple Birmingham proof marks. Side panels engraved with foliage; inscribed cartouches reading “Mortimer” and “London” on the reverse side. Spring-loaded safety slide that secures both the hammer and the frizzen. Standard trigger with trigger guard. Figured walnut grip. Total length 16 cm, barrel length 4 […]
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High-quality Liège Flintlock Pocket Pistol, circa 1790
Unscrewable round barrel with wrench lugs; rectangular steel action body with fine engraving. Safety slide that secures both the hammer and the frizzen. Folding, retractable trigger. Figured walnut stock with shell carving and fine checkering. Oval silver monogram plate. Total length 15.5 cm, barrel length 3.5 cm. Excellent condition and build quality; barrel threads move […]
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Man-sized flintlock musket, Northern Italy, circa 1740
Octagonal barrel, brass blade front sight, brass rear sight featuring fine decorative filing and engraving. Lock plate with border engraving and signed “TOROZINO”; lock counter-plate finely executed as a serpentine figure in cut steel. Cut iron furniture. Long walnut stock with cheekpiece and horn tip; original ramrod. Total length 178 cm, barrel length 139 cm. […]
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Flintlock pistol, Naples, circa 1750
Barrel octagonal at the breech, transitioning via baluster moldings to a round profile; touchhole bushed with brass. Lockplate with light engraving; hammer featuring engraved ironwork. Hammer screw fitted with a ring. Frizzen with an applied, hardened striking face. Engraved brass furniture. Finely grained walnut burl stock with a horn tip. Engraved thumb plate. Original ramrod. […]
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Pair of converted Flintlock pistols, Le Clerc Paris, circa 1740
Octagonal, tapered barrels with raised sighting rib and blade front sight; several deep-stamped brass marks featuring a rampant lion and the maker’s mark; breech plug with rear sight; flat, beveled lock plate with sawtooth engraving; converted flintlock mechanism; brass furniture with chased decoration; side plate featuring fine openwork Baroque ornamentation. Thumb plate bearing a royal […]
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Percussion Pistol England, about 1840
Damascus steel barrel with a wide, flattened top and an inset silver front sight. The breech screw features a gold line and a deeply stamped gold maker’s mark, “Glough Bath.” The lock plate has fine acanthus engraving and a safety catch, signed “GLOUGH BATH” on the front. Engraved steel fittings. The figured walnut stock has […]
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Corsair, Doublebarrel Percussion Pistol, Italy, Replica
Black polished barrel set, signed on the side: Salford Import, Calwer City, California. Caliber marking and stamp: Jäger. Rectangular case-hardened lock plate with acanthus engraving, gilt cocks. Lacquered walnut stock, engraved brass fittings. Ramrod included. Overall length 35 cm, barrel length 20 cm. Sharply rifled, bright bores, excellent condition, very good lock function.
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Flintlockpistol, Germany about 1780
Octagonal barrel transitioning from 16-sided to rounded with balusters, brass front sight, breech screw with sights. Acanthus engraving, cock similarly engraved, brass fittings. Grained walnut stock with original ramrod and horn butt. Overall length 35 cm, barrel length 22 cm. Very good condition and function with strong springs.
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Corsair Doublebarrel Percussionpistol, Italy, Replica
Black polished barrel set, the rib is signed “Black Powder only”, valid Italian proof marks, rifled bores. Overall length 35 cm, barrel length 20 cm. Right barrel with a small scratch, otherwise spotless with sharp rifling, very good function, stock with a small dent.
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Flintlock Tromblon, London Gameson & Co., London, circa 1820.
Octagonal chamber, transitioning to a round tromblon shape via balusters. Chamber signed “London” and bearing proof marks from the Birmingham Proof House. Breech plug with spring-loaded release for the bayonet mechanism. Triangular bayonet with a strong spring and a hinge for locking above the tromblon muzzle. Flat lock plate with a rainproof pan, frizzen spring […]
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Silver Miquelet Pistol, Albania, circa 1800
Octagonal barrel transitioning to round, chamber with fine iron-cut decoration. Lock marked in the center, lock plate with silver, engraved spring cover. Silver stock, the front section with raised scrollwork decoration, the base finely punched. The rear section with cast, finely crafted floral knobs, blossoms, and tendrils. Original iron ramrod. Length 53 cm, barrel length […]
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Liège flintlock travel pistol, circa 1800
Octagonal barrel, diamond and floral engraving on the lock. Liège acceptance stamp and safety lever, which secures both the hammer and frizzen. Recessed folding trigger, walnut grip with waffle pattern carved with palmettes, the backstrap carved with cubes and semicircular bars. Length 24 cm, barrel length 10.6 cm. Much original bluing with minimal, isolated rust […]
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Liège percussion pepperbox revolver, circa 1860
Barrel set with six round barrels made of very fine rose damascus steel. Round receiver with scrollwork engravings. Ring trigger with spurless, heart-shaped hammer. The back is signed “J. Bertrand Brevette”. Screwed walnut grips. Length 20 cm, barrel length 8 cm. Some minimal, cleaned rust spots on the steel surfaces. Maker’s mark faintly stamped, but […]
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Italian flintlock pistol, Zanotti 1975
A rounded, cannon-shaped barrel rises above a floral baluster, richly decorated, the rear half adorned with scale ornamentation. Owner’s initials RB. Beneath the barrel is the Neptune trademark with the maker’s signature F (Fabio) Zanotti, valid Italian proof marks. Richly decorated brass fittings in the Brescian style, circa 1650. Walnut stock with rich floral decoration […]
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Silver-mounted percussion pistol, France, 1790/1840
Octagonal, blued barrel with a cannon-shaped muzzle, transitioning from a baluster to a rounded barrel. Domed lock plate with small facets, engraved in the center “Lartique à Lalinde”. Silver fittings in an early Neoclassical style. Grained walnut stock, original ramrod with silver tip. Length 31 cm, barrel length 18.7 cm. Very good condition, excellent lock […]
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