A few examples of appraisal values for
TRANTER GUN

• TRANTER REVOLVER. England mid
  TRANTER REVOLVER. England mid 19th century. .32 caliber five-shot. 3 7/8'' octagonal barrel engraved frame checkered walnut grips. Blued surface. Marked ''Tranter's Patent'' ''No. 13148''. approx. 10% bluing
• TRANTER REVOLVER, SIDE ARM OF LT.
  TRANTER REVOLVER, SIDE ARM OF LT. COLONEL HENRY CLAY YE...Tranter Revolver, .44 caliber, serial number No. 12959 T, Side Arm of Lt. Colonel Henry Clay Yeatman, cased with accoutrements. Checkered English walnut stocks, no visible cracks, complete and intact. Safety is present, bore is dark. Name of retailer stamped on top of barrel "R. S. GARDEN. 29 PICCADILLY. LONDON". Barrel length - 6". Housed in original English leather box with Robert S. Garden label inside of lid. Inside of box lined with brown velvet and partitioned to hold tin of Tranter patented lubricating bullets, cleaning rod and nipple wrench, and unmarked bag flask. Box - 2 3/4" H x 14" W x 7" D. Included is a copy of "North South Trader" Vol. XI, No. 2, Jan-Feb 1984, with article by Ted P. Yeatman in which he discusses the Tranter Revolver's history. The revolver was used during the Civil War by Lt. Colonel Henry Clay Yeatman, his great-grandfather. Article on pages 25-26. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Mechanically good. Some screw heads turned, screw head on left side of frame beneath cylinder turned out and needs to be reseated. Cylinder pin retention screw missing. Finish approximately 40% blue. Balance fading to a brown patina, surface uncleaned. Latch on box broken. Wear on exterior and interior of box to be expected from age.
• TRANTER'S PATENT DOUBLE-ACTION
  TRANTER'S PATENT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER. .36 caliber five-shot cylinder 4 1/2'' octagonal barrel engraved and blued frame checkered walnut grips. S/n 21319T. Prior to the Civil War Tranter had been exporting their revolvers to the United States via its agent in New Orleans. After the outbreak of the war the Confederate government began importing these revolvers for military use. Some blueing left with some light corrosion; dings and dents mostly at the breech end of the barrel. There is only one visible serial number. The mechanics are working.
• TRANTER'S PATENT REVOLVER.
  TRANTER'S PATENT REVOLVER. Marked ''Venables Oxford '' .36 caliber five-shot cylinder 4 1/2'' octagonal barrel checkered walnut grips. S/n 5828. Retains better than 75% of the original blue smooth action bore with light oxidation.
• TRAP GUN. F. Reuther Hartford
  TRAP GUN. F. Reuther Hartford Connecticut ca.1860. Approximately .30 caliber two 4.25'' octagonal barrels. Mechanism still functions well; overall pitted surface.
• An 18th Century Continental
  An 18th Century Continental flintlock pistol the 8ins steel barrel overlaid in silvery metal with scroll work design and walnut stock carved with scroll work and leafage with steel lockplate trigger guard and plated metal pommel and cartouche to handle 14ins overall
• An 18th/19th Century Turkish
  An 18th/19th Century Turkish silvery metal mounted flintlock pistol with walnut stock carved in low relief 20ins overall a similar ditto 19.5ins overall and two percussion cap pocket pistols (all damaged)
• An 18th Century flintlock pistol
  An 18th Century flintlock pistol (later converted to percussion cap) with 11.5ins barrel steel lock plate carved walnut stock with shaped and moulded brass mounts engraved brass trigger guard and plain oval brass pommel 18.25ins overall (barrel and lock plate generally rusted)
• A 19th Century breech- loading
  A 19th Century breech- loading smooth bore single shot gentleman's target pistol with chequered walnut grip and metal escutcheon the octagonal barrel engraved ''Clough 9 Bond Street Bath'' 12.5ins overall
• A FLINTLOCK PUNT GUN with full
  A FLINTLOCK PUNT GUN with full walnut stock, brass trigger guard, steel ramrod and brass butt plate, 162cm long
• ENGRAVED AND CASED TRANTER PATENT
  ENGRAVED AND CASED TRANTER PATENT REVOLVER. Marked for Edwards and Sons Devonport and Plymouth England. .36 caliber five-shot cylinder 3 1/2'' octagonal barrel checkered walnut grips. S/n 92661. In a mahogany case with the paper label of William Griffiths Manchester. Gun is actually .34 caliber. Moderate oxidation bore with some oxidation action not reliable case is missing its lock.
• A flintlock duck gun, London
  A flintlock duck gun, London Tower marks to the side plate, with ramrod, the barrel 64.5cm long
• Otterman Gun Butt Flintlock
  Otterman Gun Butt Flintlock Pistol 16.5'' flared barrel with silver overlay flat lockplate with silver overlay flat hammer with silver faceted pan and faceted frizzen. Frizzen spring with nice finial. Iron buttplate triggerguard and ferules. Very nicely carved stock with silver wire inlay. Condition: This a very sharp and crisp untouched pistol. Barrel with nice untouched brown patina silver has blackened. Stock is very sharp and crisp with nice untouched dark red-to-brown patina.
• A FLINTLOCK SINGLE BARREL
  A FLINTLOCK SINGLE BARREL SPORTING GUN by W. Prante, with a full walnut stock, steel butt plate, steel trigger action, engraved with an elephant, stamped J.M., with steel ramrod, 170cm long.
• RARE 37MM TRU-FLITE FLARE GUNTru
  RARE 37MM TRU-FLITE FLARE GUNTru Flite 37mm Super Long Range gas or flare gun, built at the Lake Erie Chemical Co. of Cleveland in the 1930s-1940s, designed for firing 37mm CS gas or smoke grenades during police standoffs. The thick solid steel receiver and barrel can handle "hot" loads, enabling the launcher to propel grenades over longer distances than was usual for its day. Hardwood stock with rubber shoulder pad, and front and rear sights. The reddish color of the receiver is standard factory finish. Fine condition, with minor wear. Barrel 14" long, 29-1/2" overall. PLEASE NOTE: This piece can be shipped directly to buyer, as it is considered a non-gun by the ATF. shipping info Please check the shipping details in our terms and conditions*
• A rifle with associated
  A rifle with associated flintlock, inscribed Mortimer, the barrel No. JPR/EXR/397, 83cm long
• A flintlock blunderbuss with
  A flintlock blunderbuss with brass trigger guard, sprung bayonet and ramrod, the barrel 37cm long
• A 1796 Dragoon Flintlock Pistol,
  A 1796 Dragoon Flintlock Pistol, of stained mahogany with brass and steel fittings, stamped "Brander & Potts, London", l. 15-3/4".
• A flintlock rifle, the side plate
  A flintlock rifle, the side plate engraved 'Danzig 1920', with ring strap and ramrod, the barrel 113cm long
• A Queen Anne flintlock pistol by
  A Queen Anne flintlock pistol by Griffin, London, with turn off barrel, brass mounted, engraved steel trigger guard and walnut grip, 18.5cm long
• Thomas Fletcher percussion shotgun,
  Thomas Fletcher percussion shotgun, muzzle loading, rabbit ear, 38 in. double barrels, fancy checkered walnut stock with extensive metal inlay, plate engraved "Thos. Fletcher" with game birds and fancy scrolls, in fitted mahogany case with powder horn and shot horn, other accessories including screwdriver, case label "Thomas Fletcher Gun Maker…Gloucester"; no permit required. Barrels with extensive rust, other metal elements with scattered rust, lacking cleaning rod. Collection of Courtney Smith, Sr., Highland Springs, Virginia.
• A Queen Anne flintlock pistol, W
  A Queen Anne flintlock pistol, W Ketland & Co., London, with turn off barrel, the name and place in cartouches to the lock plates, with folding trigger, 17cm long
• A TOWER FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL
  A TOWER FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL with full walnut stock, brass trigger guard and butt plate and brass-tipped ramrod, the side-plate engraved with Royal Crown GR and military crows foot, 48cm long
• A Queen Anne flintlock pistol, by H
  A Queen Anne flintlock pistol, by H Nock, with turn off barrel, engraved brass lock plates and steel trigger guard, 18cm long
• TINDER LIGHTER. England early
  TINDER LIGHTER. England early 19th century. Flintlock with mahogany pistol grip and brass pan and lyre support. Marked ''Jones'' with weapons and Union Jack shield. 5''l. Ex Tom Brown (Pennsylvania).
• A flintlock pistol with embossed
  A flintlock pistol with embossed floral barrel top and acorn finial to the trigger, with ramrod, 42cm long
• Flintlock musket early 19th c.
  Flintlock musket early 19th c. marked "Ketland & Co. London" with a brass trigger guard and back plate. 53"l.
• A CONTINENTAL SINGLE BARREL
  A CONTINENTAL SINGLE BARREL FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN with walnut stock, Damascus barrel, steel trigger guard, butt plate and ramrod, 130cm long; and a single barrel flintlock sporting gun, 140cm long (2)
• Antique percussion half-stock
  Antique percussion half-stock long rifle with set trigger and brass trigger guard signed "Enterprise Gunworks and "Kill" above a standing deer figure. 58"l.
• FLINTLOCK DERINGER. American late
  FLINTLOCK DERINGER. American late 18th century. Octagonal to round barrel .44 caliber walnut grip. 6''l. overall.
• Georgian Officer's Flintlock
  Georgian Officer's Flintlock Pistol, W. Ketland & Co., Birmingham, early 19th century the 8.75 inch barrel having Birmingham proofs and crowned GR over broad arrow, on a mahogany stock with captive ram rod, signed lock, iron furniture and cross hatched grip length 15.6 in — 39.5 cm
• A Turkish flintlock long-barreled
  A Turkish flintlock long-barreled musket with brass strap work and gilded decoration to the breach and end, the barrel 111cm long
• A German double-barrel flintlock
  A German double-barrel flintlock muzzle loading shotgun, J Wegner in Berlin, with ramrod, the barrels 94.5cm long
• Massive Flintlock Puntgun 1" bore
  Massive Flintlock Puntgun 1" bore 73" barrel 84" overall length. Flintlock. A punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting. Condition: Good.
• English derringer style
  English derringer style percussion pistol first half 19th century and a book-form safe the pistol marked ''London'' on either side of the frame and with Continental proof marks with brass barrel and walnut grip 6 1/2 in. L. overall; the safe converted in the 19th century from a French religious text published in Paris 1739
• *Parker Trojan Grade
  *Parker Trojan Grade Double-Barrel Shotgun 16 ga. 28'' Trojan steel barrels choked F/F S/N 222540. Blue/case color finish walnut stocks number 1 frame DT extractors 13.75'' LOP over period Jostam pad 12.375'' over wood stock stock shield engraved ''EVS''. Condition: Very good condition with excellent bores. It retains most of its original blue barrel finish with some thinning and minor scratches. The receiver retains ca 50% original case colors. The stocks are very good to near excellent with no major defects. The pad is deteriorated.