#1076 • Rare Antique Wm Glaze/Palmetto Armory M1842 Percussion Pistol

Part of Firearms, Swords and Bayonets | October 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM (timed auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $700.00

Status: Available

Live bidding starts Oct 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

.54, 8 1/2" bbl, NSN. (circa 1852) Antique. Cleaned to silver/gray, good bore, left side of breech marked Wm GLAZE & Co, with PV over a Palmetto tree, strong lock holds half and full cock, lock plate marked PALMETTO ARMORY SC in a circular pattern around a Palmetto tree, and in 2 line vertically on tail COLUMBIA / SC 1852. Brass trigger guard, pommel, and barrel band/lock bolster; wood stock shows an older refinish with cracks at the lock plate on the right side and lock bolster on the left side, with captive steel pivoting ramrod. Wm Glaze owned and operated the Palmetto Armory, and produced only 2000 of these 1842 pattern pistols in 1852 & 53, with most being used by the Confederacy during the Civil War. Comes with a few Polaroid photos and a copy of a handwritten letter dated 1990. Good Condition.