Player's Box With Sharps & Hankins Pistol, Four 22 Cal Barrels

PLAYER'S SET WITH SHARPS & HANKINS GUN, FOUR GUNS Cal. 22
United States, 19th century
Steel and Percha gutta
L.T.: 12cm - Barrel length: 6.3 (2.4 ') - Cal. 22mm

Smooth four-barrel block with rifled barrels; numbered on the underside 13647. The block slides vertically via a push-button release on the underside.
Single hammer with rotating firing pin.
Silver-plated bronze open frame marked: "C. SHARP & C°. PHILADA. PA" and "L. SHARPS PATENT 1859".
Spurred trigger tail.
Gutta percha stock plates with scrolling foliage motif. The underside is marked 13647.

This pistol is in very good condition. The barrels show clear rifling with no corrosion. Silver plating is 85% present.

The pistol is presented in its bible case, with percaline cover, brass locks and gilded edges. Wood and velvet trim. It contains a booklet with a set of miniature cards.
All in very good condition.

Reference : 5625

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According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collectible weapon is classified as a category D collector's weapon. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.