Yankee John
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Here is one for the experts!
A friend of my best friend owns the antique screw-barrel pistol shown here. He has owned it for many years and wanted to get more information about it as he now wants to sell it. My best friend calls me about it, sends me some pics, and naturally I do a Google search (As I know next to nothing about this era of percussion pistols).
The Google search shows me that a virtually identical pistol was sold in an auction house in early 2006. Not a whole lot of information about the pistol and only one pic on the auction website, but from what I see, they are identical.
Here is where it gets interesting! The location of the auction house at the time of the sale, and the current location/residence of the pistol owned by me friend's friend- Is only 156 miles apart! What are the chances that these two pistols were once a matched pair?
A Google search on the makers' name "Collumbell" marked on the pistol finds a person named Daniel Collumbell who was significant in firearm production in England in the late 1700's-early 1800's. There are also hallmarks on the silverwork on the pistol.
Here are pics of the pistol, followed by a link to the auction of the second pistol. Any information that can be provided will be greatly appreciated! Has this pistol been converted from flintlock to percussion? If these are a matched pair, wouldn't it be great if they could be reunited!
Thanks in advance,
John
Pics of my friend's buddys pistol:
Finally, Here is a link to the auction of an identical pistol in early 2006. Look at Lot #54 (fourth one down from the top):
http://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=3539&p=3&srch=search this auction&sort=0
A friend of my best friend owns the antique screw-barrel pistol shown here. He has owned it for many years and wanted to get more information about it as he now wants to sell it. My best friend calls me about it, sends me some pics, and naturally I do a Google search (As I know next to nothing about this era of percussion pistols).
The Google search shows me that a virtually identical pistol was sold in an auction house in early 2006. Not a whole lot of information about the pistol and only one pic on the auction website, but from what I see, they are identical.
Here is where it gets interesting! The location of the auction house at the time of the sale, and the current location/residence of the pistol owned by me friend's friend- Is only 156 miles apart! What are the chances that these two pistols were once a matched pair?
A Google search on the makers' name "Collumbell" marked on the pistol finds a person named Daniel Collumbell who was significant in firearm production in England in the late 1700's-early 1800's. There are also hallmarks on the silverwork on the pistol.
Here are pics of the pistol, followed by a link to the auction of the second pistol. Any information that can be provided will be greatly appreciated! Has this pistol been converted from flintlock to percussion? If these are a matched pair, wouldn't it be great if they could be reunited!
Thanks in advance,
John
Pics of my friend's buddys pistol:
Finally, Here is a link to the auction of an identical pistol in early 2006. Look at Lot #54 (fourth one down from the top):
http://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=3539&p=3&srch=search this auction&sort=0