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Antique + C&R pistol collection: Civil War, Old West, WW2, Colt, S&W, etc.
I need to raise some more funds for some dogs that need surgery or other medical attention here at the dog rescue my daughter and I run (Wolf Creek Dog Rescue), so I am putting a bunch of antique pistols from my collection up for sale.
Links to our rescue:
Terms and conditions:
PAYMENT: Cash or postal money order - no PayPal.
TRANSFER AND SHIPPING: The ones that are pre-1899 antiques can be sent directly by mail or picked up in person. C&R ones can be sent to your FFL, or PPT can be done at Faith Amory in Temecula or The Shootist in Murrietta. Due to the 24/7 time constraints of running this dog rescue, I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT travel any further than this.
PHOTOS: I have 2 more close-up photos of each pistol #1 through #7 that I can send to anyone interested who contacts me directly by email at vonweigert(a)earthlink.net and requests them. No photos yet of #8 and #9.
First definite and unconditional "I'll take it" to my EMAIL at vonweigert(a)earthlink.net gets it
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3. Manhattan Arms "American Standard Tool Company" copy of S&W Civil War .22 tip-up derringer
This is a nice copy of the little Civil War era S&W .22 short tip-up derringer. Manhattan Arms made a lot of firearms during the Civil War, primarily these S
&W derringer copies and copies of the Colt 1851 Navy. They changed their name to American Standard Tool Company in mid 1869 and closed down in early 1873.
This one is in real nice condition, way better than any of the ones I've seen listed for sale, such as the ones here: http://archives.collectorsfirearms.com/?category=903
Nice all nickel finish with a few small spots of "flecking". Cylinder scene with Indian battle scene is nice and clear - I think it shows 7 Indians getting shot, one for each of the 7 rounds it carries!
Beautiful original grips. Bore is good with a little light pitting - a lot better than most of these old .22 pistols one encounters. Tight and crisp, and everything functions like it should.
Caliber is .22 short, but this gun was made for black powder and modern .22 shorts should probably not be fired in it a lot.
This is one of the guns from the Comstock Lode silver rush in Virginia City, that I purchased from the historic saloon and hotel in neighboring Gold Hill.
It's an antique, so it can be picked up in person or mailed directly to buyer.
$400.00 + shipping
7. Civil War "Metropolitan Arms" copy of Colt 1851 Navy, converted to centerfire. (SOLD)
This one is an interesting gun with a lot of history. During the Civil War Colt had a big fire in their factory that halted prodution for quite a while, so a lot of other companies began producing copies of the popular Colt revolvers of the time to fill the large demand for these - Colts and copies of Colts were the most common and popular revolver used on both sides in the War of Northern Aggression.
After the war, many cap and ball revolvers were modified to use the centerfire metalic cartridges of the period. This one was converted to .38 Smith & Wesson by adding a firing pin to the hammer, and milling off the back of the cylinder where the percussion cap nipples were and adding a pinned in spacer to the back of the cylinder that allows the use of metalic cartridges.
I picked this one up in the old silver mining ghost town of Gold Hill, Nevada, in 1973 where it and a couple other guns listed here were hanging on the wall behind the bar in the old saloon.
The cylinder pin on this one is kind of loose in the frame and there is some wobble to the cylinder and barrel and a small hair-line crack in the barrel lug below the barrel wedge on the left side, so this gun is for display purposes only and should not be shot under any circumstances unless these issues are repaired.
$250 + shipping (SOLD)
Links to our rescue:
Terms and conditions:
PAYMENT: Cash or postal money order - no PayPal.
TRANSFER AND SHIPPING: The ones that are pre-1899 antiques can be sent directly by mail or picked up in person. C&R ones can be sent to your FFL, or PPT can be done at Faith Amory in Temecula or The Shootist in Murrietta. Due to the 24/7 time constraints of running this dog rescue, I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT travel any further than this.
PHOTOS: I have 2 more close-up photos of each pistol #1 through #7 that I can send to anyone interested who contacts me directly by email at vonweigert(a)earthlink.net and requests them. No photos yet of #8 and #9.
First definite and unconditional "I'll take it" to my EMAIL at vonweigert(a)earthlink.net gets it
***********************************************
3. Manhattan Arms "American Standard Tool Company" copy of S&W Civil War .22 tip-up derringer
This is a nice copy of the little Civil War era S&W .22 short tip-up derringer. Manhattan Arms made a lot of firearms during the Civil War, primarily these S
&W derringer copies and copies of the Colt 1851 Navy. They changed their name to American Standard Tool Company in mid 1869 and closed down in early 1873.
This one is in real nice condition, way better than any of the ones I've seen listed for sale, such as the ones here: http://archives.collectorsfirearms.com/?category=903
Nice all nickel finish with a few small spots of "flecking". Cylinder scene with Indian battle scene is nice and clear - I think it shows 7 Indians getting shot, one for each of the 7 rounds it carries!
Beautiful original grips. Bore is good with a little light pitting - a lot better than most of these old .22 pistols one encounters. Tight and crisp, and everything functions like it should.
Caliber is .22 short, but this gun was made for black powder and modern .22 shorts should probably not be fired in it a lot.
This is one of the guns from the Comstock Lode silver rush in Virginia City, that I purchased from the historic saloon and hotel in neighboring Gold Hill.
It's an antique, so it can be picked up in person or mailed directly to buyer.
$400.00 + shipping
7. Civil War "Metropolitan Arms" copy of Colt 1851 Navy, converted to centerfire. (SOLD)
This one is an interesting gun with a lot of history. During the Civil War Colt had a big fire in their factory that halted prodution for quite a while, so a lot of other companies began producing copies of the popular Colt revolvers of the time to fill the large demand for these - Colts and copies of Colts were the most common and popular revolver used on both sides in the War of Northern Aggression.
After the war, many cap and ball revolvers were modified to use the centerfire metalic cartridges of the period. This one was converted to .38 Smith & Wesson by adding a firing pin to the hammer, and milling off the back of the cylinder where the percussion cap nipples were and adding a pinned in spacer to the back of the cylinder that allows the use of metalic cartridges.
I picked this one up in the old silver mining ghost town of Gold Hill, Nevada, in 1973 where it and a couple other guns listed here were hanging on the wall behind the bar in the old saloon.
The cylinder pin on this one is kind of loose in the frame and there is some wobble to the cylinder and barrel and a small hair-line crack in the barrel lug below the barrel wedge on the left side, so this gun is for display purposes only and should not be shot under any circumstances unless these issues are repaired.
$250 + shipping (SOLD)
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