Howdy Townpost! I have a truly amazing one of a kind piece here for sale. I bought this for myself in the US over a year ago and I had it professionally restored and fully repaired. I am now looking to sell it. John Forbes, of Liverpool, was gunmaker to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. And according to my research made mostly dueling and target pistols, and some small pocket pistols for only 5 years. Those years being 1805-1810. He spelt his name with I or Iohn and later switched the spelling to a J or John based on public records and some of the other examples of his dueling pistols that have sold at auction. That makes this a very rare and finely made pistol. This pistol would have cost a small fortune at the time it was made. Oftentimes dueling pistols come in pairs but it was cheaper to buy just one if they were offered as a single, and should you encounter someone who has insulted your honor and you demand satisfaction from them, they can bring their own pistol to the duel. The engraving is extremely fine, intricate and skilled. It would have taken many dozens of hours to complete and it was all done by hand. The engraving features drums, banners and spears, floral patterns, sunbursts on the base plate and lock, and a pineapple in the front of the trigger guard, which symbolizes wealth and status. Because this gun is a percussion conversion of the original flintlock mechanism the percussion hammer is engraved in a different style by a different engraver in a more simple floral and fish mouth style of engraving with gold inlay. Every screw is engraved to look like a flower and the escutcheons are also each engraved like a wreath. Overall there is a lot of fine detail with some simpler and less detailed later additions on the percussion mechanism and one spot on the side plate. The gun features gold inlay on the hammer which largely worn away. There is silver inlay on the outside of the breach, and a sterling silver wreath styled band wrapped around the base of the grip and a sliver bead front sight. The ramrod tip (which is a replacement) is silver plated brass, so too are the front stock cap near the muzzle, the rod pipe, cross key, and escutcheon around it are too. The grip baseplate is silver plated steel. The workmanship of this pistol is certainly of a quality of gunmaker worthy enough of being the gun maker of the Prince of Wales. The pistol is located in Calgary AB for local delivery or pickup. Or I can ship it too.

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Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique pistol no PAL required. Frank Wesson Single-Shot Pistol, .32 RF Short/Long RARE Frank Wesson, elder brother to Daniel Baird Wesson of S&W fame was an accomplished gunmaker when Daniel was still a boy. The two younger Wessons would apprentice with their oldest brother Edwin, and learn much of their expertise from this talented and versatile master. Frank would move to California in the 1850's, probably lured by the opportunities presented by the gold rush, making and repairing guns for the local needs. By 1859 he had moved back to Worceater where he set up shop in his own name. Frank is best known for his fine rifles, "bicycle rifles", deringers and single-shot pistols. Frank Wesson never ventured into the revolver market until he had partnered with his nephew Gilbert Harrington to form Wesson & Harrington. The revolver making business continued to evolve as Wesson & Harrington first, and then Harrington & Richardson.​ This is Frank Wesson's "medium frame" single-shot pistol, chambered in .32 rim fire. It is in excellent condition, with original blue. The little lever on the bottom of the frame releases the barrel lock when the hammer is in the safety position, and the barrel snaps open as it should. It will not open if the hammer is down, or fully cocked. The bore of the3 5/8 inch barrel is excellent and bright, with sharp rifling. The rosewood grips are very fine. This is an early model of the first variant, of which only about 1000 were ever made. SN 54, excellent overall.

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Replace cracked, missing, and worn grips or safeguard your minty originals by swapping to a new pair that you're ok with taking a beating in the field. I am selling reproduction revolver grips for models of revolvers/handguns including antique and modern and can source plenty more if interested. I also have holsters for antiques available! Check my ads for more. Antiques were made before CNC machining, meaning there can be slight variation between different examples of the same model. Grips may be slightly oversize allowing them to be ground down to size, slightly undersize, or require minor adjustment of the interior face or grip peg hole to fit just the way you want. I can also get plenty of butt plates for shotguns and rifles. Inquire to see if I can help you. Also reach out if you need a leather holster to protect your revolver. Price starts at $100 per grip pair with shipping anywhere in Canada, discounts for bulk order possible. Current stock includes: Colt 1873 Single Action Army / Peacemaker ivory-like Colt 1877 Thunderer/Lightning .41 Webley Mark 1 (Mk I) for .455, .45 ACP, and .45 auto rim service revolver Webley Mark 2, Mark 3, Mark 4, Mark 5 (Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV, Mk V) for .455, .45 ACP, and .45 Auto rim service revolvers Smith & Wesson No. 3 New Model for .44 single action revolvers Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian ivory-like for .44 Russian single action revolvers I can source most grips and butt plates for makes of pistols and long guns such as Beretta, Benelli, CZ, Colt, Forehand & Wadsworth, Harrington & Richardson (H&R), Hopkins & Allen, Ithaca, Iver Johnson, Luger, Marlin, Mauser, Pietta, Remington, Ruger, Springfield, Savage, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Stevens, Tokarev, Uberti, Walther, Webley, and more.

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MEYERS ONLINE GUN AUCTION ESTATE OF RON SERBIN LATE OF WINNIPEG, MB ANTIQUE LONG ARMS : Sharps 1874 Hunters rifle * P. Bond 10ga fowler * Paget flintlock carbine * Mark II Snider Carbine * PISTOLS: Richard Constable cased dueling pistols * Clark fullstock flintlock * English Light Dragoon flintlock * Colt 1851 Navy revolvers * SWORDS FROM THE 1700’S AND 1800’S BLADES, DAGGERS & KNIVES - including Bowie CONSIGNORS: Sharps model 1869 * Spencer 56-46 sporting rifle * Martini-Enfield Carbine .303 Brit COLLECTOR, FACTORY & RELOAD AMMUNITION HUNTING RIFLES, SHOTGUNS & MUCH MUCH MORE BRADLEY MEYERS, AUCTIONEER ARDEN, MB, TEXT 204-476-6262 WWW.MEYERSAUCTIONS.COM

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1)Frank Wesson 32 rimfire complete with shoulder stock $SOLD 2) Steven‘s Hunters Pet 32 rimfire complete with shoulder stock $2500 3) Stevens vernier 32 rimfire complete with shoulder stock $SOLD All of the above are in excellent condition retaining lots of original blueing and nickel finish. These are antiques and do not require a PAL however the purchaser must be 18 years of age or older.

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Selling/trading numerous firearm books. Looking for $10 each for the majority of them, $25 for a few of the more recent/larger/hardcovers, or make an offer on the lot. Open to larger bulk deals as well. Shipping on buyer. As follows: 1. Gun Digest Gunsmithing Tool and Their Uses 2.Gun Digest Exploded Handgun Drawings 3. 1988 Gun Digest Hunting Annual 5th Edition 4. Gun Digest Gunsmithing Tricks of the Trade 5. Gun Digest Modern Gun Values 6th Edition 6. Gun Collector's Digest 3rd Edition 7. Gun Digest Gun Care, Cleaning, Reinishing 8. Gun Digest Assault Weapons 3rd Editions 9. Gun Digest 1996 50th Annual Edition 10. 1994 Gun Digest 48th Annual Edition 11. 1990 Gun Digest 44th Annual Edition 12. 1988 Gun Digest 42nd Annual Edition 13. Gun Digest Black Powder Loading Manual 14. Gun Digest Pistolsmithing 15. Gun Digest Riflesmithing 16. Gun Digest Shotgun Gunsmithing 17. Gun Digest Sporting Rifle Take Down Reassembly Guide 18. Advanced Gunsmithing 19. Modern Gunsmithing 20. Gunsmithing Simplified 21. Gunsmithing 22. The Art of Gunsmithing 23. Gunsmithing Made Easy 24. Gunsmiting the AR-15 25. Black Powder Hobby Gunsmithing 26. Gunsmithing Rifles 27. Gunsmithing Tips and Projects 28. Gunsmith Kinks 29. Gunsmith Kinks II 30. Gunsmith Kinks III 31. NRA Gunsmith Guide - Updated 32. Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers 2nd Edition 33. Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers 3rd Edition 34. Practical Gunsmithing 35. Pistolsmiting 36. Gunsmithing at Home 37. Hodgdon Modern Smokeless Powders Data Manual 24 38. Precision Handloading 39. Sierra Bullets Reloading Manual 40. Hodgdons Reloading Data Manual 19 41. Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading Vol 1 42. Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading Vol 2 43. The Complete Handloader for Rifles, Handguns and Shotguns 44. Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual 4th Edition 45. Reloading for Shotgunners 46. Speer Manual for Reloading Ammunition 47. Ideal Handbook Reloading Ammunition 38 48. Speer Reloading Manual Number 10 49. The Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions 50. Lyman Shotshell Reloading Handbook 5th Edition 51. Reloading for Shotgunners 52. Lyman Reloading Handbook 46th Edition 53. Lyman Black-Powder Handbook 54. Cartridges of the World 12th Edition 55. Black Powder Gun Digest 56. Hunting Gear You Can Make 57. The Muzzleloading Rifle Handbook 58. Firearm Blueing and Browning 59. Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks 60. Deer Hunters Guide to Guns, Ammo, and Equipment 61. Gunstock Finishing and Care 62. The Complete Black Powder Handbook 63. The Black Powder Handbook 4th Edition 64. The Complete Blackpowder Handbook 5th Edition 65. Firearms Assembly 66. Shooter's Bible No. 88 1997 Edition 67. The Handy Sportsman 68. 1985 Guns and Shooting Yearbook 69. Gunfitting Quest for Perfection for Shotguns and Rifles 70. The Accurate Rifle 71. Western Scope 72. Shooter's Bible No. 80 73. The Art and Science of Rattling Whitetail Deer 74. Defensive Tactics 75. Hand-To-Hand Combat 76. Unarmed Against The Knife 76. Shots at Big Game 77. Hallock's .45 Auto Handbook 78. Tactical Weapons Assembly/Disassembly 79. The Gun Owner's Handbook 80. Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting Anniversary Edition 81. Special Forces Hand-To-Hand Combat 82. Encyclopedia of Modern Firearms Parts and Assembly 83. .30-06 84. The Age of Firearms A Pictoral History 85. Schoeder's Antiques Price Guide 86. Turkey Hunter's Digest 87. Gun Digest Book of Tactical Gear 88. Dress 'Em Out 89. The Hunter's Guide 90. Blue Book of Gun Values 11th Edition 91. Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Assault Weapons Pm or text/call 204 795 2850 for more info.

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Looking for Antiques and ammo. $0-$1500 roughly. Contact me through text or email. 403 391 0700 Owe.davies66@gmail.com

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