new pistol

[plastikosmd]

not sure on this one. It is marked as a Marston, while similar to some of the Marston pistols, none are quite right. However, it is a dead ringer for an Allen-Thurber target pistol, down to the cool rear sight. The trigger guard would be of the earlier type. I am not sure if that means this is a Marston copy, a design that was sourced to Marston from A+T, a prototype built by Marston or something different? Caliber appears to be 41 or so. Anyway it looks like a cool target pistol that should be fun to shoot

 

[mazo kid]

Nice looking pistol, seems in good condition. How did you come across it?

 

[plastikosmd]

Someone I know needed to sell some stuff to buy another gun. I bought it and some other stuff that doesn't fit in here

 

[Blizzard of '93]

nice looking handgun. around 1840's it is?
real gentlemans's gun.

 

[plastikosmd]

yep, seems so. I got some more info from another sight. I guess Allen perfected a casting technique and would sell raw castings to to other makers. That would help explain what a AT barrel casting is doing on a Marston gun, at least it is one thought. Cant wait to shoot it.

 

Very neet pistol , thanks for sharing those pics.
If that gun could talk , I bet it spent some relaxing hours with a crew of very layed back folks shooting informal targets, ? Maybe even some ice tea and sandwiches .

Kelly Reb

 

[plastikosmd]

Well got to start workin up a load today. .41 ball, .018 patch, 10g of FFFg.
50 yards, It has potential for an 1850's era gun