Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2022 : Sale A0722 Lot 818
ALLEN & WHEELOCK, USA A RARE .32 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT POCKET-PISTOL, MODEL CENTER HAMMER SINGLE, no visible serial number,

Product Details

ALLEN & WHEELOCK, USA
A RARE .32 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT POCKET-PISTOL, MODEL 'CENTER HAMMER SINGLE', no visible serial number,
circa 1860, with reblued octagonal 4in. barrel, bead fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight, the left side of barrel marked 'ALLEN & WHEELOCK, WORCESTER, MASS', no 'overlap' at breech, sideways opening with automatic extraction, moulded iron frame with central hammer and spur trigger and smooth flared walnut grips

Provenance: Only between 500-1000 of these pocket-pistols were produced across three different styles



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Estimate £300-500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament