Cased Hamilton & Burr pistols

[EZFEED]

About new with only being spark tested. I think a little over 1,000 were made in 1976 for the bicentennial. Marked Wogdon as the originals on the barrel. My question is what are they worth now????

 

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[tenngun]

I have no idea as to the value, but they sure are easy in the eyes. Is that a solid brass fire stock?

 

[springfield art]

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There was, I believe, a commemorative repro set of Geo. Washington pistols, from about the same Bi-Cen period. Thanks for posting the photos.

 

[Gun Tramp]

This text may be useful for your valuations:
https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shooting/culture/bluebook-modern-black-powder-firearms-8th-edition/

 

[denster]

I have owned two sets. They are very high quality having been made by Uberti. I paid at gunbroker auction $1200 for one set and $950 for the other. The U.S. Historical Society sold them for about $3000 a set in the early 1980's. Basically with a lot of marketing hype to folks with more money than sense. Current prices for most of the issues today make them a bargain in consideration of the high quality workmanship.
As an aside they shoot very well. It is no trick to keep all shots on a playing card out to 15 yards.

 

[denster]

There was, I believe, a commemorative repro set of Geo. Washington pistols, from about the same Bi-Cen period. Thanks for posting the photos.

Yes the Bronze barreled silver mounted Washington flintlock pistols were first then the Hamilton Burr dueling pistols the Lincoln derringer set the Hege Siber target pistol and a couple of others.

 

[EZFEED]

I've never shot them but you are right they do feel just right in the hand and are very find craftsmanship. I think I do have a George Washington set also....gotta look.

 

[EZFEED]

I have no idea as to the value, but they sure are easy in the eyes. Is that a solid brass fire stock?

Yes the forestock is brass but they aren't heavy

 

[denster]

Yes the forestock is brass but they aren't heavy

An interesting side note. The brass forestocks are not original to the guns as they left Wogdon's shop in the 1700's. Wogdon was noted for slim wood fore ends. Thoughts on dueling changed over the years to where muzzle heavy guns were preferred as they hung on target better. The original owner a relative of Hamilton had them modified at some point prior to the duel. This set represents the pistols as they would have been on the day Burr and Hamilton took the field.

 

[springfield art]

I have owned two sets. They are very high quality having been made by Uberti. I paid at gunbroker auction $1200 for one set and $950 for the other. The U.S. Historical Society sold them for about $3000 a set in the early 1980's. Basically with a lot of marketing hype to folks with more money than sense. Current prices for most of the issues today make them a bargain in consideration of the high quality workmanship.
As an aside they shoot very well. It is no trick to keep all shots on a playing card out to 15 yards.

I'd love a set! BTW, 3 grand in early '80's? Was a ton of money back then!

 

[denster]

Yes about the equivalent of 12,000 in todays dollars.

 

[springfield art]

Yes about the equivalent of 12,000 in todays dollars.

I KNEW there was a reason I couldn't buy one back then! You could get a CAR for that money! Thanks for the comparison/inflation!