If you could have an original.........

[Larry (Omaha)]

If you could have an original black powder handgun(s) in like new condition, what would it (they) be?

That is an easy one: Joseph Manton

 

[sourdough]

Colt 1860 Army with shoulder stock and accoutrements in a French fitted case.

 

[enfield]

I've lready reached one of my dreams - one of the next dreams would be a Billinghurst underhammer - unfortunately still out of my wallet ...

 

[JohnnieT]

A Kerr revolver and an Adams and Deane. A pair of Mantons would be nice as well.

 

[Capnball]

Lematt! Museums snap them up in a flash and good working examples of an original (let alone perfect examples) are rarer then alligator feathers.

 

[Capnball]

I've lready reached one of my dreams - one of the next dreams would be a Billinghurst underhammer - unfortunately still out of my wallet ...



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Everybody say it with me now, oooooohhh, ahhhhhhhh.
Really nice. Love them boxed sets to.

 

[Santa Fe]

Remington 1858

 

[M. De Land]

I'd go with a Patterson or 51 Navy followed by a 60.

 

[Rum River]

Excellent question - so many options my brain is ready to explode.

An acquaintance of mine owns a pair of 58 Remingtons for which he has a three ring binder full of letters and photos. Included are multiple civil war images proving a cavalry officer carried these very firearms into battle. I was allowed to hold and cycle the actions on these pieces of history.

No question - I want these revolvers.

 

[Art Caputo]

Mine would be a Colt 1851 Navy....A good shooter with some age/wear would be OK....

 

[nkbj]

As said on a previous thread, the .577 percussion revolver. Haven't even seen a photo of one since a gun magazine article in the middle 70's. Think was a Webley but not certain now.

 

[oldwood]

About 1970 , my employment moved to Central Pa. , and me w/ it. One of my new neighbors had a surprising gun collection. The piece that caught my covetous eye was an original brass mounted Jaeger rifle. The cal. was perhaps .58 to .60 ,and flint lock. The roundish proportioned stock was a Light color bird's eye wood with a figure resembling cream poured into coffee , the carving was a vine pattern with tiny blue petaled flowers with redish centers. The Flowers also , seemed to be made of 4 MM Ivory circles with the petals , and centers scribed on them. At the time , I didn't appreciate the piece of amazing art work I held in my hands. Just starting m/l gun creation , I was impressed with the art work , and logged the info in my memory for future reference. The owner wanted me to copy another of his m/l rifles , so I launched into that project , putting his Jaeger on the back burner. Sadly , w/ in a month , the guy died suddenly , and before anyone knew , his collection of guns was sold. Would have loved to have owned that rifle. The only other original gun I ever found with colored flowers on it was a long rifle on display at the Fort Ligonier museum in Ligonier , Pa.. Checked on that rifle around 20 yrs ago , and it was still on display there ...............oldwood

 

[TFoley]

Buying a cased pair of Boutets would cost as much, or more, than buying the English duellers in the first place.... mhb - MIke

Post #1 makes no mention of 'buying', it uses the word 'have'.

I am more than aware of the relative value of a cased pair of Boutet's finest pistols, thanks, a pair might well cost around $200K, but maybe a pair by LePage might be even more financially sound. The last set I saw at auction belonged to the King of Rome, and went, back in 2016, for $1.31 Million That would enable me to buy around a couple of dozen pairs of nice English pistols. Maybe more.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/treasures-l15303/lot.35.html

 

[TFoley]

These float my boat

Details, please.

 

[Santa Fe]

Colt 3rd model Dragoon

 

[Musketeer]

A boxed pair of Durs Egg double barrel flintlock pistols.

 

[leverfred]

Vincent in 35 caliber.

 

[mhb]

Post #1 makes no mention of 'buying', it uses the word 'have'.

I am more than aware of the relative value of a cased pair of Boutet's finest pistols, thanks, a pair might well cost around $200K, but maybe a pair by LePage might be even more financially sound. The last set I saw at auction belonged to the King of Rome, and went, back in 2016, for $1.31 Million That would enable me to buy around a couple of dozen pairs of nice English pistols. Maybe more.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/treasures-l15303/lot.35.html

Just so. But, barring an inheritance, finding a wishing well or magic lamp in working order, such a thing is not in the cards for me, or most of us. The best I can hope to do is acquire those things I really want when, and if, they become available within my not-unlimited financial range. I've been pretty lucky thusfar, and am hoping to be so in future...

mhb - MIke

 

[Johnny Tremain]

The whitworth rifle.

Shootin a 500gr pill 600 yards has to be fun. (that all the further our range goes)
We do it now with a BP cartridge guns, but where is the fun in there.

 

[TFoley]

There are a couple of real Whitworth rifles on offer here in UK, but finding one on your side of the great Water with a Confederate pedigree is going to make you poor, unless, of course, you are already rich.