Description
This rare pair of silver mounted Halbach holster pistols is one of only two known pair. The butt cap, which is hallmarked by Halbach is similar to the known brass examples and the ones that are stamped “Halbach & Sons”. In Flayderman’s Guide he states that these were made in Baltimore but new information is leading him to Philadelphia after he left Germany. Some of his pistols show Germanic influence. However, this pair has more of the English influence. The silver side plate is of the design popular in England in the mid-18th century and closely resembles a pair of Wogdon’s pistols with a silver hallmark of 1776. The lock is engraved “Coble”. A quick search for Coble found no known gun makers, but a Samuel Coble who was from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania in the colonial period was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and later settled in North Carolina. The eight inch brass barrels are swamped and engraved on the top. The bore is approximately 65 cal. The pistols are 13 ¾ inches overall and stocked in walnut. The stocks are elaborately carved with a raised beaver tail panel around the barrel tang and terminate in a shell carving. The pistols show signs of use but are in very fine condition. Halbach capitalized on the American symbolism of the frog-leg eagle clutching arrows and olive branch with a surmount of thirteen stars. His butt caps are the epitome of Americana. This pair of pistols was recently acquired from a three generation 100 year old collection.
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