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THBDouble Cased Set Of Percussion Pistols By Joseph Cooper NYC
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LiveMay 2, 2018 - May 4, 2018
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- Lot Description
.48 caliber, 4" octagonal barrels with gold bands on the case hardened breeches, no S/N. Browned finish, checkered, burled walnut stocks, blued steel and German silver mountings. Birmingham commercial proof marks under barrels. Back action locks profusely engraved with tight foliate scrolls and marked J COOPER. Barrels marked: - JOSEPH COOPER NEW YORK -. Engraved breeches and tangs, engraved blued steel trigger guards with pineapple finals, engraved blued butt caps with cap boxes. Wooden ramrods with white metal reinforcements at tips. Pistols contained in a French-fitted mahogany casing with green baize lining. The case contains accessories including a horn tipped ramrod with ball puller, a brass tipped cleaning rod, turnscrew, cone wrench, bullet mold, powder flask and powder measure. Case with two lidded storage compartments.
Joseph Cooper worked in New York circa 1831-1874, becoming Cooper & Pond ca 1858-1867 and Cooper, Harris & Hodgkins ca 1868-1874. The markings on this set suggest that they were retailed prior to 1858. A very fine set of English-made pocket pistols with a desirable New York retailer mark in a lovely casing.
Provenance: ex-Doug Eberhart collection
Fine. Pistols retain much of their browned finish with the steel mountings retaining most of their blue. All markings are crisp and clear as is all of the engraving. Mechanically functional, smooth bores fine as well. Stocks with light handling marks, one with a hairline grain crack through the breech plug tang, the other with a small hairline crack at the lock mounting screw. Case about very good, as relined. Accessories good to very good, with the turnscrew a more recent replacement.Condition
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