Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Fake pistols with real locks, real pistols with fake locks

rickystl · 9th April 2016, 08:53 PM

OK. Here is an extreme example (if not textbook) of what I was mentioning above.
The photos below show a pair of so called pistols for sale. The title was: Pair of Silver-Inlaid Flintlock Pistols. The description includes that the locks are rusted internally and do not function. And they estimate that the pistols were made in 1750-1820. The seller had a minimum starting bid of $1,500.00USD (with no Reserve), and a Buy Now price of $4,000.00USD. LOL !!!!!
They were being offered by an antique shop that obviously has no idea what they had. Don't think I would have had the heart to tell them. LOL!!!
But this is one of the best examples I have seen.
Rick.

9th April 2016, 08:53 PM	#14
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,621	OK. Here is an extreme example (if not textbook) of what I was mentioning above. The photos below show a pair of so called pistols for sale. The title was: Pair of Silver-Inlaid Flintlock Pistols. The description includes that the locks are rusted internally and do not function. And they estimate that the pistols were made in 1750-1820. The seller had a minimum starting bid of $1,500.00USD (with no Reserve), and a Buy Now price of $4,000.00USD. LOL !!!!! They were being offered by an antique shop that obviously has no idea what they had. Don't think I would have had the heart to tell them. LOL!!! But this is one of the best examples I have seen. Rick. Attached Images Last edited by rickystl; 9th April 2016 at 10:10 PM.