19th C. Santo Domingo Pueblo Percussion Long Pistol
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Description
Native American, North America, New Mexico, Santo Domingo Pueblo, ca. mid-19th century CE. A fine example of a long pistol with a hand-carved wooden stock of an unusual form. The thick backstock has a bulbous handle with a slender trigger beneath, and above is a tall hammer that articulates behind a petite percussion firing pin. The cylindrical iron barrel is secured to the forestock via a thin strip of iron, and a slender ram rod is stored in a thin housing beneath. Wonderful patina envelops each components of this unique firearm! Size: 22" L (55.9 cm) Size: 22" L (55.9 cm).
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#149345
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#149345
Condition
Loss to one iron strip near back of barrel as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions to hammer, stock, and barrel, with slight bending to ram rod, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Hammer does not articulate all the way back. Pistol has not been tested for firing functionality.
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19th C. Santo Domingo Pueblo Percussion Long Pistol
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
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