Birmingham Small Arms Company, black powder target rifle, proof mark "BP" (under crown), "11" in diamond, 43-1/2 in. octagonal barrel, 60-1/2 in. overall; stand, 55-3/4 in.; Kubur trade pistol, possibly Turkish, octagonal to round barrel 16-1/2 in. barrel, crude copper and tin mounts, roughly carved, carvings to handle; Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition
Rifle with pitting and mild corrosion to barrel, wood stock with typical marks and abrasions from use, pistol with wear throughout, old loss at stock near flintlock, possibly never made to fireĀ