This large saw-handle percussion pistol has an all-metal stock, a .48 caliber bore and an 8.5-inch barrel that is half round and half octagon, giving an overall length of 14 inches. A captive ramrod rides under the barrel. The stock carries very fine engraving, and on the left side, just above the trigger guard, an engraved eagle and shield marks it as a gun made for the American trade. Condition is listed as used antique.

Pistols of this pattern were sold into the United States market, and some carry the Hyde and Goodrich stamp; this example came out of a collection of metal-stocked guns, and the seller had not seen another with the eagle and shield motif before it. For a Delaware collector that patriotic engraving is the draw, a period American emblem on a metal-stocked pistol. It belongs in a display case alongside other antique percussion arms.

Key features

• .48 caliber, 8.5-inch half round, half octagon barrel
• 14 inches overall, all-metal stock
• Captive ramrod
• Very fine engraving on the stock
• Engraved eagle and shield on left side

The pistol ships to the Delaware FFL dealer you name at checkout; bring photo ID for the Form 4473 and background check when you pick it up.