Single Shot Percussion Pistol / Lindenschmidt 48 cal German Pistol

The Damascus octagonal barrel is 9 1/4" long and is inlaid in gold on top "LINDENSCHMIT Fes A' MAYENCE." The bore is approximately .48 caliber and is rifled with polygroove style rifling. The barrel is slightly swamped. A single thin gold band is inlaid at the muzzle and a thin gold band inlaid just ahead of the breech along with two platinum bands. The barrel has traces of simple Damascus pattern showing and coloration is mostly brownish gray. Very fine scroll engraving is present on the hook style breechplug and tang. A bead style front sight is dovetailed into the top of the barrel and a fixed notched rear sight is present on the breechplug tang. The numeral 1 is engraved just behind the rear sight. The tang is very delicately designed and long, about 5" in length. The back action lockplate which is completely surrounded by the wooden stock is lightly scroll engraved as is the percussion hammer. A platinum blow out plug is present on the bolster. The lockplate is engraved "LINDENSCHMIT/FRERES/A MAYENCE." Lock mechanism works perfectly. Coloration of the lock is dull gray while the hammer is light gray. Single set trigger is present. Stock is of walnut and extends halfway up the bottom edge of the barrel. No provision for ramrod is present. Stock is attached to the barrel by a single barrel key surrounded by oval silver escutcheons. The stock is checkered on the grip. Stock has been broken straight through the grip and repaired although the repair is evident. Plain steel buttcap is present. Steel triggerguard with finger rest is well made but is not engraved and is probably a replacement as it does not match the rest of the gun. It is quite possible that the buttcap is also not original as it lacks engraving also.