Spring 2026 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
February 26th, February 27th, February 28th, and March 1st, 2026
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 GOOD CASED PAIR OF JOHN MANTON V PAN FRENCH COCK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS
01-27984 | Cal. 50 (Both). | S# 9736 (Both).
This pair of late flintlock guns made in 1828 have 10″ twist octagon scratch rifled barrels with under ribs. Top flats are engraved “John Manton & Son Dover Street” in script. Patent breeches with inset platinum lined touch holes have platinum lines front and back and some foliate engraving. Scroll engraved breech irons have integral “U” notch rear sights. Locks having flat plates with squared off tails feature French cocks with back sliding half cock safetys, late style fully developed waterproof “V” pans and bridled roller frizzens with rollers on feather springs that have bulbous finials with teats. Locks are engraved with well cut flowing scroll and “Jno. Manton & Son” “Patent”. Triggers are set. European walnut stocks with checkered bag grips and horn forend tips are iron mounted with small grip caps, trigger plates with stylized pineapple finials and scroll engraved trigger guards with S#s on tails. Rectangular vacant silver crest plates are at tops of grips. Stocks attach to barrels with captive side bolts through oval silver escutcheons. Ebony ramrods with horn tips mount through plain pipes and nicely filed steel thimbles. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: guns are housed in their original mahogany case with circular “D” ring handle on top. Lid is held closed by two pendular brass hooks and key lock with typical Manton inverted tear drop bone escutcheon. Case is lined in green cloth and a John Manton No 6 Dover Street label is in lid. Case contains a reproduction 50 caliber ball mould, ebony and brass loading rod, possibly original three compartment powder, ball & flint flask with red Morocco cover and later steel oil bottle. Two covered compartments with bone knobs on covers contain cleaning jags and some lead balls. Also included is a copy of a catalog page featuring this pair of guns listed in an Amoskeag Auction with handwritten notation of $40,000. STATUS: ANTIQUE.
