Wow! Thanks for posting this auction, Rick! Hmmm. They appear to be real of the period to my inexperiened eyes, but the story? These are amazing pistols (and side dagger) in their own right, but there just isn't enough provenance for me to prove that these belonged to Ferguson. The Battle of King's Mountain was such a pivotal battle in the Revolution and it would seem that those pistols he lost when he was shot from his saddle would have been a true war trophy for someone...AND well documented. Incredibly, one of the sales letters admits that the evidence is skimpy, yet some bloke just spend $18,000 plus auction perentage plus taxes/shipping/insurance! Again, beautiful guns, but still!! Perhaps they knew something we don't or were willing to take a chance and spend many years researching them. King's Mountain isn't far from me, but I've yet to go to the battle field. One of these days...
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