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Old 07-29-2009, 02:17 PM
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Default Unwin & Rodgers - Knife Pistol



.28 cal. perc. - 3.5" oct. brass barrel - fixed atop folding knife w/ 3.25" & 2.2" blades - Very good condition. barrel has very slight golden cast w/ Brit proofs; large blade polished; small blade mottled gray w/ 2 small nicks & marked "NON-XLL / UNWIN & / RODGERS / PATENT". - Working mech. - Yellow & black horn scales, right fine, left cracked at rear w/ small losses. - Fascinating oddity consists of a single shot percussion pistol mounted on a 2-blade jackknife, ca. mid 19th c. Bullet mold & rammer fit into compartments in handle (like Swiss Army knife toothpick & tweezers);
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