Patty Fergusen's Pistols

werecow · 8th September 2025, 12:04 PM

And the last one.

Rick · 8th September 2025, 05:13 PM

Thank you very much Werecow.

If Major Ferguson was indeed dragged by his horse perhaps it was near at hand and his foot might have been still stuck in the stirrup meaning that both pistols just might have been present at the time of his death.
or
Maybe Fergusen was trapped beneath his horse because it too may have been killed in the encounter.

Pure speculation of course.

Jim McDougall · 8th September 2025, 09:16 PM

Thank you Werecow!!! This really helps!!! and thanks for all the detail with these affidavits etc.
There is always question with authenticity and provenance with such high profile weapons, but with these pistols it seems compellingly plausible they are just as stated. The dates are all in accord with maker, proofs etc. and Ferguson's presence in London as well.

He was an esteemed and important figure, and it seems like some sort of biographical or geneological material would exist. Perhaps those would note these pistols in estate, will, etc. though obviously as they were lost that would negate that effect. Still the original documents might have been filed.
As these were holster pistols, unless portraiture of him mounted exists, the pistols would not be seen. The dagger , who knows, but seems like something carried by an officer.

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Thank you very much Werecow. If Major Ferguson was indeed dragged by his horse perhaps it was near at hand and his foot might have been still stuck in the stirrup meaning that both pistols just might have been present at the time of his death. or Maybe Fergusen was trapped beneath his horse because it too may have been killed in the encounter. Pure speculation of course. Last edited by Rick; 8th September 2025 at 05:37 PM.

8th September 2025, 09:16 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,654	Thank you Werecow!!! This really helps!!! and thanks for all the detail with these affidavits etc. There is always question with authenticity and provenance with such high profile weapons, but with these pistols it seems compellingly plausible they are just as stated. The dates are all in accord with maker, proofs etc. and Ferguson's presence in London as well. He was an esteemed and important figure, and it seems like some sort of biographical or geneological material would exist. Perhaps those would note these pistols in estate, will, etc. though obviously as they were lost that would negate that effect. Still the original documents might have been filed. As these were holster pistols, unless portraiture of him mounted exists, the pistols would not be seen. The dagger , who knows, but seems like something carried by an officer.