BRADDELL BELFAST, circa 1850 - 1860's

BRADDELL BELFAST marked travel pistol, Birmingham proof, no serial #, man-stopping caliber .58 percussion, 4½" octagonal barrel with bead front sight and BRADDELL BELFAST on top, the barrel kept in the white and is now mottled, nicely engraved frame with swivel ramrod German silver, crisp checkered grip, with belt hook, not marked escutcheon, in good working order. Irish weapons are rare.
Fine condition    1,200.