Need help deciding on buying a Hacker Martin pistol

[steg49]

Found a nice small percussion Hacker Martin (stamped on barrel and lock) at a local gun store. the pistol is in very good shape well taken care of; they are asking $700.  Did some research and prices are all over the place so I thought I would get your opinion.  Don't have pictures at this time.  Thanks for the input.  steg49

[steg49]

This is not a picture of the pistol in the store, but it looks EXACTLY like this! steg49

[steg49]

That is what I'm asking, for some help from experienced collectors, their opinion on value. If this is out of line let me know and I will remove the thread.  You folks back east see a lot more of these than we do in the west.  Thanks  steg49

[Stoner creek]

Buy it! If you don’t, p/m me and I’ll send you the funds and you can buy it for me!!
 Is that enough of an incentive? If it’s the real thing then I would put around $1500.00 on it. Picture would help.
W

[steg49]

That is incentive enough.  thank you for your expertise. steg49

[Daryl]

I bought it Wayne  but I will sell it for $1,200.00, just for you.
Also,  just kidding. Didn't buy it.

[Stoner creek]

 

[Keyhole]

I’d love to have it to go with my Hacker Martin rifle

[Bill Raby]

Don't matter what the internet says it is worth. Would you rather have the pistol, or have $700? That is all that matters.

[JTR]

It's cool looking! I'd buy it!
John 

[tooguns]

Buy it! Own a piece of muzzleloading history! It would make a perfect heirloom!

[steg49]

Thanks for all your input.  Here are a few photos of my new old pistol.  steg49

[Stoner creek]

Great catch. That’s a classic Hacker Martin piece.

[bpd303]

It would have taken me about 60 seconds to have it in my collection. I think ya done good with it.

[Frozen Run]

Great score!

[Bob Roller]

Hacker Martin was making muzzle loaders before the interest in them started to simmer a bit. Major Ned Roberts visited him and wrote about him in his book called "The Muzzle Loading Cap Lock Rifle". I have E,M.Farris's copy he gave to me in the 1950's and it's a great read.
He apparently made some of his own locks.The one I saw in a gun shop in Milton WVa had a hand made lock that needed some work and I did what ever was needed.
Bob Roller

[Yazel.xring]

As good of a deal as I’ve heard of. Nice job.

[Dphariss]

Found a nice small percussion Hacker Martin (stamped on barrel and lock) at a local gun store. the pistol is in very good shape well taken care of; they are asking $700.  Did some research and prices are all over the place so I thought I would get your opinion.  Don't have pictures at this time.  Thanks for the input.  steg49

Just buy it. 700 is chicken feed for something like this.

Update, I did not read far enough. Congratulations. As a friend of mine said when I bought back a BPCR I had built for myself in 1989 and then sold a few years later “You stole it”.

[Bob Roller]

WORTH is a determination between a willing seller and a willing buyer. I remember when Hacker Martin was a "big"name in muzzle loading rifles and I remember the lock on the one Johnny Morris had in his gun shop in Milton WVa and it was poor quality from the day it was made.It also had a brass plate and I am not sure if this pistol was NOT that same gun.Too many years have staggered by.
Bob Roller