161. SPANISH MATADOR'S ESPADA.
(Gift of Count San Juan de Violada, 1916.)
162. PAIR OF FLINTLOCK PISTOLS said to have been owned by David Lewis, "The Robber."
A PARTIAL CATALOGUE OF THE PIPER COLLECTION. (ALTOONA, PA.)
1. AFRICAN TRADERS' FLINTLOCK GUN. L. 66-1/2"
Roughly and cheaply made. Black-painted poplar stock, brass mountings. Belgian proof-marks. Guns of this sort were made at a cost of about a dollar and often brought as much as five hundred dollars worth of ivory.
2. PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE. L. 58"
Curley maple stock, highly polished and finished in a dark, mahogany-like red. Big and extremely ornate brass patch-box, brass plate on under side of stock, running from trigger-guard to lower ramrod-thimble, original striped ramrod. All brasswork engraved. About .32 calibre. Double set triggers. Sights not original. This rifle was apparently made to order for some wealthy gentleman farmer or city sportsman, and it is extremely accurate. Mark, "Tryon, Philadelphia". In almost original condition, inside and out.