A very good condition, honest and complete P-53 Enfield which still has rifling in the bore.  The metal on the gun has a nice, smooth brown with a little freckle.  The ramrod is original, as are the swivels.  The lock is marked Potts & Hunt, London and the left rear of the barrel bears 25 bore London proofs.  The association of Potts & Hunt Enfields with the South is quite strong.  Even so, I don't see any of the typical Southern markings on this gun.  There is one initial, which is a fairly large single letter stamped about an inch and a quarter below the trigger guard tang on the stock.  It looks to be a capital "D" or perhaps a "G".  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!

This old Type III Fayetteville is coming out of a family straight out of the woods.  It has not been cleaned or monkeyed with since its period of use.  It is in a true "attic" condition with a smooth brown patination.  Unfortunately, somebody sawed the forearm off during its period of use.  Everything you see in the photograph is original Fayetteville, except the ramrod.  They even saved the front barrel band and bent it around the barrel to stabilize the forward portion of the ramrod.  It still has its original bayonet lug for the brass handled, saber bayonet and the front sight is in place but has modified to suit.  The barrel is still in its original 33 inch length and the bore is dirty and I don't see rifling.  The lock is beautifully marked with the Eagle over CSA, Fayetteville and 1863.  The barrel bears the VP & Eagle Head proofs and the rear sight slot is open.  The butt plate is marked CSA and the wood has its original rub with numerous dents and dings and a notch cut out of the cone, for some inexplicable reason.  The lock works just fine.  The rear band, trigger guard, butt plate, hammer, etc. are all original Type III Fayetteville production.  The gun is definitely worth straightening out and priced reasonably.  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!

A very impressive pair of American Saw Handled Dueling Pistols.  These guns have 9 inch barrels with overall lengths of 14 inches.  They are .60 caliber, smooth bore with single set triggers, all of which conforms to the Code Duello.  The barrels are fine twist steel with gold bands and delicate engraving at the breech.  The locks, hammers, trigger guards and butt caps are all delicately engraved.  The locks are marked J. Cooper and the barrels are marked Joseph Cooper, New York.  The ramrods are German silver tips on ebony with brass ends, mounted with a worm and cap.  The nose caps, wedge escutcheons and butt caps are German silver.  The wood is highly figured with finely checkered grips and retains almost all of its original finish.  The barrels and locks have been lightly cleaned and there are considerable traces of original blue on the trigger guards.  The tip of the saw handle extension on one gun appears to be either cracked and put back or replaced.  Either way, it was a masterful job.  I have an American figured walnut case, which has no lining but would properly case these guns.  The flask is period and the scissors mold looks to be about the right caliber.  The barrels on these guns have English proofs on their bottoms.  Whether Cooper imported the guns or just the barrels, I don't know.  Nevertheless, they are American Dueling Pistols of the highest quality, which are hard to come by.  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!

This is a solid little Henry Deringer which is a little smaller than most of the Peanuts.  The barrel length on this one is 1 1/4 inches with an overall length of 4 1/2 inches.  It is a solid, honest little gun with moderate pocket wear, in about .41 caliber.  It has the deluxe features of a cap box in the butt and German silver bands at the breech.  The action works fine and it is small enough to be interesting.  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!

This gun has sold since our last update but I thought you might like to look at it anyway.  It is in about .40 caliber with an overall length of approximately 6 1/2 inches.  The barrel is marked Schneider & Co, Memphis, Tenn.  It is also marked 93 on the breech plug and the number 2 on the tang.  There has long been discussion that these little Memphis marked, spur guard Deringers were actually made by Bitterlick in Nashville, Tennessee.  Whoever made them, they are very rare and hard to come by.  This one is in fine condition with a really nice look.  Price 7,500.  Click on image for additional views.  SOLD!!

This is a very early, transition Lemat, which is basically a first model with the loading lever mounted on the left side.  It is actually a very rare variant.  You will note that the barrel is not part octagonal and round but round throughout its length.  This is correct.  The completely round barrel variant is not often seen but is one of the distinct variations in early Lemats.  This gun has matching numbers on the barrel, frame, cylinder, shotgun barrel, etc.  The loading lever and plunger are also numbered but the ramrod for the shotgun barrel is not and I think it is a replacement.  The gun is well used with numerous dents and dings and a heavy patina.  The barrel address is still visible and reads "Col. Lemat BTE. S. G. D. G. Paris"  The coining is still visible on the front edge of the cylinder and the grips show wear but are still solid.  The action still functions with a few hiccups here and there.  Rifling is still visible in the bore and the gun has a good look overall.  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!

This old Confederate Fayetteville Rifle is just out of the woods.  It has strong lock markings, barrel markings and a good cartouche.  Both barrel bands bear the proper "U"s and the CSA mark is clearly visible on the buttplate tang.  The iron parts are in a heavy, uncleaned brown patina.  The wood is in its original oil finish with rub and the brasses are all uncleaned nut brown patina.  I don't see a date on top of the barrel.  The gun is crusty enough that if cleaned, one might show up.  There is a quarter inch deep chip of wood missing to the left of the barrel tang and the clean out screw in the bolster is broken off.  The action is good and the swivels are original.  There is moderate pitting around the bolster and some bleaching of the wood behind the nipple.  All in all, it is a pretty sound gun and the bore still has strong rifling.  If somebody wants a decent Fayetteville which might straighten up a little bit, this would be it.  Click on image for additional views.    SOLD!!

If you have ever wanted an absolutely untouched Colt Army, straight out of the woods, this might be it.  This gun is from a family in North Georgia.  It was kept in this holster since its period of use.  It has never been cleaned and you can tell when it was put away, it was a pretty nice gun.  There are still small spots of blue peaking out from under the rust on the rebate of the cylinder.  The grips are nice, original, oil finish with cartouches showing on both sides and a minor chip to the left hand toe.  The action works, cylinder rotates fine but does not lock up.  The cylinder stop spring is broken.  The nipples are sharp and the markings are pretty good.  Full barrel address, Colt Patent on the frame with matching serial numbers on the barrel, frame, trigger guard and backstrap.  I can't make the serial number out on the cylinder but amazingly it still retains liberal amounts of cylinder scene.  The loading lever is rusted stuck but with a little oil and minor movement, I'm sure it would loosen up.  Underneath the scaly rust, the gun is probably relatively smooth with pretty good pitting out toward the end of the barrel.  The holster is not a US holster with a the look that might even be Confederate.  I don't see any markings on it and it has worn off toward the end of the barrel.  Otherwise it's pretty nice.  An absolutely untouched US Civil War Army manufactured in 1863.  Click on image for additional views.  SOLD!!

A really nice Civil War U. S. Staff & Field Officer's Sword with a blade that is virtually brand new.  The blade is marked on the top Klingenthal, which is the best of the European blades.  The right side of the blade has an American Eagle above a panoply of arms.  The left side has US below E. Pluribus Unum and above a panoply of arms.  The red cloth washer is still present.  The chagrin or sharkskin wrap is perfectly intact with maybe one minor abrasion.  The iron scabbard still retains much of its brown finish and there seems to be liberal amounts of gold wash on the brass mountings, especially the guard.  A very fine Civil War Staff & Field Officer's Sword with a nice casting to the guard and pommel.  Click on image for additional views.   SOLD!!