Pistol with flint lock and John Armstorong engraved in script letters on the lock plate, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, brass inlay, octagonal-to-round barrel with John Armstrong engraved in script letters on the top facet of the barrel
The signature of the maker on the barrel and the lock of this pistorl is one of its attractive features. The pierced lock-bolt plate and the brass inlay around the breech tang are also decorative details of unusual merit.
Kentucky rifles owned by Samuel E. Dyke. Makers, from top to bottom: Adam Angstadt, unmarked, Peter Berry, H. Mauger, John Armstrong, P. Kuntz or T. Grubb.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 2, Folder 19
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
