In the world of collectible firearms, provenance can seriously impact the item’s value. That explains why a pair of flintlock saddle pistols carried by George Washington during the Revolutionary War — a gift from Marquis de Lafayette — sold at Christie’s auction house in 2002 for $1.98 million. More recently, another pair of pistols owned by founding father Alexander Hamilton was sold by the Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) for $1.15 million.
It isn’t clear if the renewed interest in Hamilton, due to
