Spring 2025 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
May 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2025
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
VERY UNUSUAL O/U FLINTLOCK FOWLER BY CASTIGLIONE
01-26102
Cal. 18 Bore
S# NSN
Antonio Castiglione is listed as working in Brescia around 1815. This fine gun probably dates a bit earlier. It has 36″ twist steel barrels with breech section nicely fluted. Right lock fires top barrel and left lock fires bottom. Locks with chamfered plates have filed in teats at rears and feature inset gull wing type semi-waterproof pans, bridled friction frizzens and feather springs with decoratively filed beaded finials. Cocks are of serpentine style and deeply chamfered. Right lock is engraved “Castiglione” in script and left “a Brescia”. Both under a triangular mark “M” over “BM”. Half stock of burl figured European walnut is brass mounted with heavy buttplate with foliate top tang. Trigger guard has matching finial. Two slip on bands, front with sling loop, attach stock to barrels. Grip and forpiece are neatly checkered in recessed fancy pattern.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
