#3042 • Cased Matched Pair Of Antique Dueling Pistols

Part of Firearms, Swords, and Bayonets | August 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM (live auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $2,200.00

Status: Sold

Both Pistols are identical with .472" bores, 6" octagon bbls, NSN. (circa 1840s-1860s) Antique. Light brown/gray patina, Damascus barrels, good bores with very crisp rifling, strong vertical back-action locks hold half and full cock, steel ram rods and engraved trigger guards, high-figure wood saw-handle stocks show shallow dents and scratches with some very fine cracks at ramrod entry, and a small repair piece added on rear edge of butt on 1 pistol. The second pistol has a small area of tool marks on the upper tang causing the tang mortise to have a small gap. This matched pair comes in a fitted wood case (hinge screws are loose/stripped), with a small brass powder flask, cap tin, 2-piece bullet mold and base plug, a wood-handled nipple wrench with 2 extra nipples in the handle/storage compartment, and some hand-cast lead bullets. Good condition.