A new S.C. acquisition.

[Lanyard Puller]

After returning home from the Mansfield show {9 hours each way} and buying only a pair of Tait made SC officers epaulettes, I've scratched Mansfield from my gunshow list.

Yesterday I went to an estate sale just down the road and bought this very, very nice Palmetto Armory, M1842 pistol, with hard to find, excellent marks and finish.
I also picked up a fantastic S.C. officers sword which I'll post in the Edged Weapons forum after this.
Here's some pistol photos (in no particular order}.

couldn't get rid of the Springfield photo which has nothing to do with the Palmetto 42.

 

[Mark A]

Very happy for you. What a fantastic Palmetto M1842!

 

[JOHN42768]

You scored again

 

[Bonedaddy]

WOW!! What a find. Even though I go to estate sales regularly, I rarely see any firearms for sale at any of them. I would love to stumble upon something like that, although I probably could not afford it-state law enforcement retiree with fixed income! Lucky man indeed. Now over to the Edged Weapons section to take a look at the other find.

 

[johan_steele]

Well played acquisition of a rather hard to find piece! If the sale was in Charleston I suspect I may know who it came from. If he was a Citadel grad and retired USAF Colonel I got to know him in the 90's. He collected anything and everything related to the Citadel.

 

[ConfederateCanuck]

Very nice eye-candy!! Thanks for sharing. Now onto the sword...

 

[scooter748driver]

wow!! I guess I need to start going to estate sales! Congratulations on a fantastic pistol!!

 

[Papabyrd]

Congratulations very nice find

 

[UCVRelics]

Very Nice Pistol. Love the Glaze marking.

 

[R. Porter]

This is the example that all the rest will be compared to. it is absolutely amazing! You must be one of those collectors with a sixth sense or one of those with incredible luck. If you suddenly find other collectors interested in going to shows and estate sales, this is why. Now if I only had the time to look and less bills…