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THBJoseph Rock Cooper Enclosed Percussion Action Pistol
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveMay 2, 2018 - May 4, 2018
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- Lot Description
.62 caliber, 8" wedge retained octagonal barrel with hooked breech, S/N 387. Browned finish, German silver frame, checkered walnut grip. Top of sliding action door engraved in four lines: J.R. / COOPER / PATENT No 387. Top of barrel engraved LONDON in old English script. Frame and sliding door engraved with tight foliate scrolls and geometric borderlines. Captive ramrod, saw-handle target style grip. Joseph Rock Cooper was a one of the leading gun, rifle & pistol makers working in Birmingham during the mid-19th century, who was active from 1838 through 1863. He was granted numerous English patents for firearms, and this pistol appears to be related to Cooper's patent #7610 from April of 1838 that covered an "enclosed lock, lined nipples, safety bolt, metal frame bodies and a simplified trigger mechanism." The enclosed lock of this pistol has an external cocking lever that actuates a center hung hammer that is concealed by a sliding cover over the rear of the breech. This cover can be opened to place a cap on the in-line nipple at the rear of the chamber. An innovative and very forward thinking design that pre-dates modern in-line ignition muzzle loader designs by more than a century. A rarely seen percussion pistol from the first half of the 19th century featuring a very innovative action and design by one of Birmingham's leading gunmakers.
Very good. Metal frame with a dull silvery patina, barrel retaining some of the original brown on the exterior, more underneath where it has been protected by the stock. Barrel with some scattered impact marks. Mechanically functional, smooth bore about very good. All markings and engraving remain crisp and clear. Grip with some chipping, wear and loss and some ill-fit at the frame juncture, possibly from burn out as as result of ignition gasses escaping the enclosed frame through this area.Condition
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