Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a cased pair of 1/4 scale George Washington flintlock pistols by master miniature maker Stanley Blashak of Pennsylvania. Each pistol is 4 1/16″ long overall with a 2 5/16″ part octagon part round steel barrel of .121 caliber. The muzzle has two raised turned reinforcing rings. The lock assembly, barrel, and trigger are steel finished in the white. The lockplate, and hammer modestly engraved. The furniture is silver with engraving on the sideplate, triggerguard, buttcap, and rear ramrod thimbles. The forward ramrod thimble barrel shaped with a swelled ring at each end. One piece ivory stocks with some nice carving near the barrel tang and some fluting on each side of the ramrod. The locks have both half and full cock, with a crisp action. Accessories include a vase shaped ivory powder flask with stopper, an ivory handled bristle brush, an ivory handled screwdriver, and a steel bullet mold with sprue cutter with ivory handles. The mold is finished in the white, casting a single round ball. Cased in a very typical Stanley Blashak hinged top walnut casing with beveled top and swivel latch. The interior French fit and lined in a black felt. The pistols and accessories are mint as new as is the case. A beautiful set and sure to compliment any collection! This set has been in a dormant collection since about 2004, and was originally purchased on May 15, 1995 for $3,800.00. Stock # BH-2504. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
