Help needed identifying a percussion pistol -- myArmoury.com

Morten Pedersen

Hi all,

Does someone know the origin of this pistol? .. is it french ? British?

It has iron mounts and a special lock.

Thanks

Lin Robinson

Morten Pedersen · Posted: Wed 20 Apr, 2016 5:32 am Post subject: Thanks Lin

Hi Lin,

Thanks a lot for the identification.. now i know what i have got :-)

It will be for sale pretty soon.. would it make sense to ask $500 for it ??

Thanks.

/Morten

Lin Robinson · Posted: Wed 20 Apr, 2016 5:48 am Post subject:

I cannot offer you any advice on what it should bring because I have no idea of the market for these guns. If $500 is what you would be happy with then I would start out a little higher and allow some room for negotiation. Other than that, I cannot help you.

Mark Griffin · Posted: Wed 20 Apr, 2016 6:15 am Post subject:

Looks like old fittings on newer wood, but thats just a hunch based on the fact that the corrosion of the metal doesn't match what the wood would look like if the corrosion had happened when together.

I collect, but not professionally, try searching for similar items, they were pretty common so there should enough for sale to get some comparisons.

Griff

Lin Robinson · Posted: Wed 20 Apr, 2016 7:39 am Post subject:

If the wood is new or an old replacement, then someone did an outstanding job of copying the original stock. If it is a replacement stock from an old gun then I doubt the value is diminished much, if at all, since this is a military piece rather than a custom made pistol. This pistol is not rare and would have more value if it was actually exported to the US during the Civil War. There is considerable doubt that any of these guns were bought by the Union although some Lorenz muskets were purchased. Years ago the first Civil War musket I held in my hands was a Lorenz musket.