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!
FINE PAIR OF JOHN MURDOCH ALL METAL SMALL SIZED FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLS
01-26944 | Cal. 50. | S# NSN.
John Murdoch is known to have been working in Doune, the famous Scottish gun making town, between 1750-1812. These unusual small pistols probably date to 1760-70 and were possibly made for a lady or youth. They have 5-1/4″ barrels of typical Scottish style with rounded raised breeches, round central portions and flared octagonal muzzles. Miquelet sear type locks with serpentine cocks, integral rounded pans, unbridled friction frizzens and feather springs with trifid finials also have safety blocks holding cocks at half cock that retract when ball triggers are pulled. Small all metal stocks have rounded bag grips and are inlayed with silver ovals at tops and with circles on tips. Belt hooks are afixed to left sides and original slim ramrods are present. Pistols show considerable engraving consisting of open scrolls, feathers and other geometric designs. Lockplates are engraved “I. MURDOCH” under pans. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: photocopy of a catalog description offering these pistols with handwritten notation that they sold for $14,000.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
