Manufacturer: P. Stevens te Maastricht-Denmark Model: Percussion Dueling Pistols Caliber: approx. 48 cal. ball Barrel length: 10 in. OAL: 17 in. Condition: Good-Antique; ebony carved wood stocks have moderate wear w/ some small signs of chipping; (1) has split behind the hammer; barrels on locks/lockplates have gray/plum brown patina w/ some light pitting; bores are brown w/ light pitting; strong rifling Includes: each has extensive grapevine craving in the ebony wood stocks; extensive grapevine engraved lockplates, hammers, & pommels, as well as on the trigger guards & barrel tangs; barrels are fluted Damascus; target sighs; gold overlay bordering around engraving Marked: each is marked "P Stevens te Maastricht" under the hammers in gold overlay Gothic script; tops of barrels named to "F. L. Winters" in gold overlay Gothic script
Provenance: Property from the monumental lifetime collection of a distinguished Dallas, Texas business leader and ranch owner.