wrap it, box it, go to the post office.
$800.00
There are some antique firearms dealers found online. They feature antique guns for sale. Some of these firearms include, H. Aston Single-Shot Percussion Pistol, Smith and Wesson, Civil War Savage and Colt Lightning.
A muzzle loading pistol using a cap to ignite the powder charge
No. An antique bullet is 100 years old. That is the meaning of "antique". But they can make modern bullets to fit and antique pistol.
Markings
I would recommend taking the percussion pistol to a local gun shop and seeing what they deem the pistol to being valued at. They would be able to assist you in identifying the marks and giving the information about it, as well as the age.
the people who evaluate antique guns have a refence guide/book they use. they also need the gun 'in hand' to note the condition for themselves. based on their findings, they can attach a value to an antique piece..........in a lesser way, you, too, can evalute an antique pistol by securing an antique gun book and compare your pistol to the condition they list. buy a copy of "bluebook of gun values" thru Yahoo or your book store.
It's an unique pistol & antique as well depends on demand as it could be 500 USD till 1000 USD
$2000.00 Do not let people talk you out of this.
What are the markings on the pistol?
Depending on EXACTLY what you have; 100-1000 USD
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