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The second pistol, the small percussion one with the brass frame, is a modern Kit pistol. I made one just like it in the 60s or 70s, and it sits nailed in a shadow box, rusting over my work bench. It may be worth $100 or there abouts.
 
arw22lr said:
Musashi,
Your pistol with the lock marked "Adkins" may have been built in New York. They often used plain wood. Sometimes the engraving was more floral in NY than other states, which possibly was an English style. I don't think there is a way to tell for certain, though, unless there is a name on the bottom of the barrel that ties it to NY. I think it is the original stocking. It appears to have a notch just to the rear of the hammer at rest, which allowed the shoulder of the original flint cock to clear the wood and come to rest on the lock-plate. Is there a notch there? It is a nice pistol. It will be interesting to see what MacRob46 finds out at the museum.

I took a look at the pistols at the Scottish Tartans Museum last week. They are Twiggs - English - and bear a superficial resemblence to the pistol in question. I don't think they provide any clues to the Adkins pistol. I do have a photo of the Museum pistols and will try to post it in the near future.
 
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