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Lot Description

Very Fine US Model 1842 Pistol by Aston

.54 caliber. 8.5" round barrel, secure by a single brass barrel band. SN: NSN. Bright finish, brass furniture, walnut stock. Single shot percussion muzzleloading smoothbore pistol with captive swivel ramrod, and a brass blade front sight. Lock clearly marked in two horizontal lines forward of the hammer U.S./H ASTON and in three vertical lines at the tail, MIDDTN/CONN./1849. Breech plug tang with matching 1849 date and breech with US/SK/P inspection marks. Left breech flat also marked S.K. The counterpane of the stock is crisply marked with two fine script cartouches, with the SK of civilian sub-inspector Samuel Knous in the forward position, and the WAT of Ordnance Office William Anderson Thornton in the rear position. A very fine example of the last of the single shot smoothbore pistols to see issue to the US Army, rarely found with such crisp wood.

From the Collection of George Oldenbourg

Condition Report

Fine. Bore good, dark and oxidized with scattered pitting. Metal with a medium pewter patina and scattered surface oxidation with some freckled age discoloration and minor darkening here and there. Brass with a rich golden color. Screws with some hints of blue and crisp slots. Markings clear and crisp in metal, cartouches about excellent. Mechanically functional lock. Wood extremely crisp with sharp edges, two excellent cartouches and showing only some scattered minor handling marks and minor dings.

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