U.S. Marine Corps veteran and gunmaker Don King (1930-2018) was a talented and well-respected maker of a wide variety of traditional contemporary muzzle-loaders and was awarded the Contemporary Longrifle Association's Pioneer Award in 2010. These classic Kentucky pistols feature deeply coned rifled barrels with filed muzzles, silver inlaid bands just behind the muzzles, dovetailed silver blade front sights, dovetailed notch rear sights with small accent lines, "D King" signed in gold inlay on top of the breech section of the first pistol and "Wichita" on the second, gold lined priming pans, light engraving, mix of nickel-silver and silver furniture, and inlaid silver accents. The wrist escutcheons are inscribed with "H". The pair comes in a highly figured maple case with a screwdriver and a small powder horn.

Very fine as custom made overall 98% plus original brown finish, bright gold, aged patina on the silver, bright nickel silver furniture, and only minimal firing and handling wear. Mechanically excellent. The case is also very fine with minor age and storage related wear.

Very fine as custom made overall 98% plus original brown finish, bright gold, aged patina on the silver, bright nickel silver furniture, and only minimal firing and handling wear. Mechanically excellent. This is a stunning cased pair of flintlock pistols by a well-respected contemporary maker.