This is a true antique 19th century miniature percussion muff pistol circa 1850.  1 15/16" long overall with a 13/16" barrel with a square bore.  These not only will shoot, but were made to be used as pocket watch keys.  Nickel plated finish, nicely engraved, with beautiful two piece ivory grips.  Has only full cock on the hammer.  The trigger has a loop where it could be attached to a watch chain and there is also a lanyard ring on the butt.  Complete with the extremely rare original box, and the also extremely rare original box of 1mm percussion caps.  The original box is a long oval, that was made to hold a cap box on either end with the key gun in between.  Only one percussion box came with this set as the previous owner decided to keep one.  Maybe some day I'll get the chance to buy it also!  The key pistol box measures 4 5/8" long, 1 1/8" wide, and 13/16" tall.  The exterior top and sides are a dark red paper with simulated pebble grain leather finish.  The bottom an off white paper.  The interior lid with the original round white with gold print jeweler's label, marked "Laurits Berth, Juvaler, 4 Amagerto 4, Kjooenhavn.".  The interior bottom lined with a light pink cotton batting.  The round lift top percussion cap box is off white with a blue side seal band, measures 13/16" in diameter, and is 7/16" tall.  The side band having been split to open the box.  The label is off white with black print and marked "DREYSE, &, COLLENBUSCH, SOEMMERDA, in four lines.  The cap box contains and includes 10 of the extremely rare 1mm live percussion caps.  The pistol is in very good condition, but does show evidence of having been fired with some minor pitting of the nipple and the areas around the nipple, and some flaking of the nickel plating.  The oval pistol box is in very good condition showing only minor wear to the sharp edges and at the seam where the top and bottom come together.  The cap box in near mint condition.  This is the first time  in over 20 years of dealing in miniatures that I have ever seen either the original key pistol box, or the original percussion cap box.  This is a case of the key pistol box and the percussion cap box being 1000 times rarer than the gun they go with! Photo 2,Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16 Price:  $1,800.00	This is a selection of 1/2 scale Civil War Union Kepi caps made by a famous Hollywood costume designer whose name I can not remember.  These are beautifully made with great attention to detail as to materials and stitching.  Look at the photos.  If you need more photos, please ask.  The Kepis are blue wool, have brown interior leather headbands, with the balance of the interior lined in black silk.  The brims are black leather on the top and green leather on the bottom.  Complete with the black leather chin straps with brass buttons.  Beautiful craftsmanship, likely never to be repeated! Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6 Price:  $100.00 each
This is a 1/3 scale H. Leman percussion trade musket made by master miniaturist Fred Crissman of Pennsylvania.  15 1/2" long overall with a 10 7/16" octagon smoothbore barrel of .156 caliber.  Browned barrel and lock assembly.  The lock having both half and full cock, and featuring a drum type nipple.  The lock marked "H. LEMAN".  The barrel is drilled through to the nipple.  The top flat of the barrel signed and dated by the maker "F. Crissman '13'", in script.  The hammer spring is quite strong and with the proper percussion caps, this rifle will fire.  Yellow brass furniture.  The highly figured very tight grain walnut stock is decorated with numerous round head yellow brass tacks, and has a rawhide leather reinforcement holding the barrel to the front of the forestock.  Dovetailed front sight, no rear sight.  Hickory full length ramrod with brass tip.  These rifles were made to trade to the American Indians, and were never meant to be highly accurate, thus the smoothbore barrel and no rear sight.  A very nice piece, by a very talented maker, of a subject rifle I have never seen made in miniature before. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16, Photo 17, Photo 18 Price:  1,500.00	This is a 1/2 scale miniature Colt Root revolving sporting rifle made by master miniature maker Emil Ripoli of Washington State.  25 3/16" long overall with a 15 5/8" part octagon part round rifled barrel of .210 caliber.  The steel parts are finished in the white with beautiful high quality engraving on the frame, barrel lug, cylinder, triggerguard, buttplate, and hammer.  Unfortunately, the engraver is unknown at this time, but I'm working on finding out who the engraver might be!  The buttstock and forearm are straight grained American walnut.  The forearm, which is attached by one barrel key, has an ivory tip.  Neat dovetailed adjustable rear sight, and dovetailed blade type front sight.  Checkered hammer spur and loading lever release.  The serial number "1" stamped into the upper stock tang.  The top of the frame nicely hand engraved "COLT'S PT., 1850" in two lines, then some symbol that I can't decipher, then "ADDRESS COL. COLT, HARTFORD CT USA" in two lines.  The rifle is in nice condition, but does have some very minor spots of surface rust in a few places.  It needs to be repolished, blued, and casecolored.  The stock also has some minor dings and good use a refinish.  Mechanically, the hammer cocks with three clicks, but the cylinder does not properly index, probably a problem with the hand that was common to the full size rifles.  The ramrod with brass tip is not long enough to actually work, and may have been broken off somewhere in the past.  A great piece by a great maker, that just need someone to finish it up and make it into a showpiece!  I bought it right, so I'm selling it the same way! Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16, Photo 17, Photo 18, Photo 19, Photo 20, Photo 21, Photo 22, Photo 23, Photo 24, Photo 25, Photo 26, Photo 27, Photo 28, Photo 29, Photo 30, Photo 31, Photo 32, Photo 33, Photo 34 Price:  5,000.00
This is a 1/3 scale miniature Colt single action army "Sheriff's Model" revolver made by master miniaturists David and Zavie Kucer of Canada.  3" long overall with a 1 1/16" rifled barrel of .146 caliber.  Casecolored frame, the balance of the parts a high polish blue.  The sides of the hammer polished in the white.  Beautiful highly figured two piece walnut grips with yellow brass screw escutcheons.  The left side of the barrel properly marked "COLTS PT. F.A. Co., HARTFORD, CT. USA" in two lines.  The left front of the frame marked with the standard three patent dates.  Serial number 5 stamped into the bottom of the frame, triggerguard, and backstrap, and also on the rear of the cylinder.  Fully functional with both half and full cock, and the correct four clicks when the hammer is cocked.  Complete with the original Kucer walnut lift top casing with magnetic closures.  The interior bottom French fit in a medium green velour.  The interior top is padded, lined in white silk, and marked in black with the Kucer family coat of arms.  The top of the lid has inlaid silver corners and a silver oval inlay of the Kucer family coat of arms.  Mint new condition. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16, Photo 17, Photo 18 Price:  $4,500.00	!!!!! A One-of-a-Kind Piece!!!!!  This is a 1/3 scale miniature Colt single action army "Sheriff's Model" revolver made by master miniaturists David and Zavie Kucer of Canada.  3" long overall with a 1 1/16" rifled barrel of .146 caliber.  Full nickel plated finish except for the trigger, cylinder pin, and screws, which are fire blue.  Beautiful highly figured two piece walnut grips with yellow brass screw escutcheons.  The left side of the barrel properly marked "COLTS PT. F.A. Co., HARTFORD, CT. USA" in two lines.  The left front of the frame marked with the standard three patent dates.  Serial number 7 stamped into the bottom of the frame, triggerguard, and backstrap, and also on the rear of the cylinder.  Fully functional with both half and full cock, and the correct four clicks when the hammer is cocked.  Complete with the original Kucer walnut lift top casing with magnetic closures.  The interior bottom French fit in a medium green velour.  The interior top is padded, lined in white silk, and marked in black with the Kucer family coat of arms.  The top of the lid has inlaid silver corners and a silver oval inlay of the Kucer family coat of arms.  Mint new condition.  This is a one-of-a-kind in nickel finish, all other examples are blue and casecolored. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16, Photo 17, Photo 18, Photo 19 Price:  $4,500.00
This is a Xythos 2mm pinfire six shot revolver flare gun in the original case with the original caps and flares.  This revolver has a threaded barrel onto which screws the flare holder/launcher.  This shoots the 2mm pinfires as blanks, or to ignite the nine included red flares.  Looks to be unfired and includes the original full red lift top plastic box of 2mm pinfire blank cartridges.  The rectangular case has a gray plastic bottom and a clear plastic top. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6 Price:  225.00	This is a 1/6 scale miniature drop point Bowie knife made by master miniature maker Daniel E. Osterman of Oregon.  2 3/8" long overall with a 1 1/2" drop point steel blade.  Ivory handle with nickel silver guard and fittings.  Both sides of the blade modestly but expertly scroll engraved, the left side engraved with the maker's signature.  Complete with a neat walnut casing, the interior bottom is lined in blue velour, and has a plastic coated magnet to hold the knife in place.  The top is secured with a sliding clear plexiglass lid.  Mint condition. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12 Price:  $750.00
This is an extremely rare and very early round 100 round cardboard box with label by Dreyse & Collenbusch in Sommerda for the antique 2mm rimfire cartridges used in many of the early 2mm rimfire revolvers made in Europe.  The top and bottom "rims" measure 1 5/32" in diameter.  The middle body of the box measures 1 1/32" in diameter,  The top has a yellow paper label with black print, and is marked "...Dreyse & Collenbusch...Sommerda" around the outer edge, then "100, Randzund, Patronen, Kal. 2m/m" in four lines.  The botton is stamped in ink "1125".  The side seam was originally sealed with a blue band, most of which still remains except for the middle tear strip which removed when the box was opened.  The inside bottom has some paper wadding as a cushion for the rounds.  Included with the box are 10 original loaded 2mm rimfire rounds with copper cased and round lead projectiles.  These rounds bring $35.00 each to cartridge collectors!  Overall, the box is in near mint condition, which is amazing considering it is about 130 years old.  The included rounds are also in mint condition.  This is the first time I have ever had one of these to offer for sale. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6 Price:  $450.00	This is a nice 47% Colt 1851 Navy revolver made by Uberti in Italy.  6 1/4" long overall with a 3 1/2" octagon rifled barrel of .17 caliber.  The frame, hammer, rammer, and loading lever are case colored. The balance of the steel parts a dark black blue. The brass triggerguard, backstrap, and bead front sight are showing a nice pleasing aged patina.  The cylinder roll stamped with the Ormsby naval battle scene.  Checkered hammer spur.  The left rear of the triggerguard stamped .36 CAL.  Serial number 582 stamped into the barrel lug, frame, triggerguard, & backstrap. Nice straight grained varnished walnut one piece grips with some nice contrasting figure.  Includes a really nice well made footed walnut and ebony casing with hinged top and key lock with included key.   The corners of the casing mitered and splined.  The interior bottom lined in a burgundy felt.  The interior lid padded and lined in burgundy silk.  Accessories include a nice brass flask with raised embossed birds and dog on both sides, a brass two leg bullet mold casting both a round and a conical ball and with a blue steel sprue cutter marked Colt's Patent, a blue combination nipple wrench/screwdriver, the case key, and a number of properly sized round lead balls.  Mint condition except for a small discolored spot on the nipple wrench. Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11, Photo 12, Photo 13, Photo 14, Photo 15, Photo 16, Photo 17, Photo 18 Price:  $900.00