EXTREMELY RARE REMINGTON SPLIT BREECH DERRINGER RIFLE WITH ATTACHED SHOULDER STOCK FROM THE RENOWNED KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION.

SN 2782. Cal 22. Built on a number 2 size Remington saw handle derringer with 15-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, tiny Remington front sight and an equally tiny Remington semi-buckhorn rear sight. Frame is nickeled steel and mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips. Heel of the grip frame has an added hinge boss which contains an articulated metal skeleton stock. Butt strap is slotted with the addition of a flat leaf tension spring to keep the shoulder stock in position. Shoulder stock is marked in white ink “KM-79”. This is the inventory number of the renown Karl Moldenhauer collection and it is listed as lot number 211 in the auction of his collection sold Oct. 1980 by the Richard Bourne Auction Company. This pistol is pictured in the catalog and described by renowned firearms authority and author Eric Vaule. There is considerable controversy about the authenticity of these pistol carbines with two schools of thought, one of which posits that they were created by factory employees on their own time or by a very skilled 19th century gunsmith. Conversation with Roy Marcot, renowned Remington historian and author, disclosed that there is one of these pistol-rifles in the Official Remington Museum. It is his contention that Remington would not display something not produced in their factory or that was made by an outside source. Although he did say there are some ancient weapons in the museum not made by Remington. However, to the best of his knowledge only those weapons manufactured by E. Remington & Sons from the time of Eliphalet Remington in the late 1840s woull have been retained in the original Remington Arms Collection. Regardless they are a very interesting and unique item, very seldom ever encountered. No two items are known to be exactly identical. PROVENANCE: The Karl Moldenhauer Collection; The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a plum blue patina with fine surface etching; frame retains about 90% orig nickel and the folding stock a grey brown patina. Grips are sound showing moderate wear with nicks & scratches and retain about 75% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Worn dark bore. 4-56330 JR190 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1148

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1148	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE REMINGTON SPLIT BREECH DERRINGER RIFLE WITH ATTACHED SHOULDER STOCK FROM THE RENOWNED KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION. SN 2782. Cal 22. Built on a number 2 size Remington saw handle derringer with 15-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, tiny Remington front sight and an equally tiny Remington semi-buckhorn rear sight. Frame is nickeled steel and mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips. Heel of the grip frame has an added hinge boss which contains an articulated metal skeleton stock. Butt strap is slotted with the addition of a flat leaf tension spring to keep the shoulder stock in position. Shoulder stock is marked in white ink “KM-79”. This is the inventory number of the renown Karl Moldenhauer collection and it is listed as lot number 211 in the auction of his collection sold Oct. 1980 by the Richard Bourne Auction Company. This pistol is pictured in the catalog and described by renowned firearms authority and author Eric Vaule. There is considerable controversy about the authenticity of these pistol carbines with two schools of thought, one of which posits that they were created by factory employees on their own time or by a very skilled 19th century gunsmith. Conversation with Roy Marcot, renowned Remington historian and author, disclosed that there is one of these pistol-rifles in the Official Remington Museum. It is his contention that Remington would not display something not produced in their factory or that was made by an outside source. Although he did say there are some ancient weapons in the museum not made by Remington. However, to the best of his knowledge only those weapons manufactured by E. Remington & Sons from the time of Eliphalet Remington in the late 1840s woull have been retained in the original Remington Arms Collection. Regardless they are a very interesting and unique item, very seldom ever encountered. No two items are known to be exactly identical. PROVENANCE: The Karl Moldenhauer Collection; The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a plum blue patina with fine surface etching; frame retains about 90% orig nickel and the folding stock a grey brown patina. Grips are sound showing moderate wear with nicks & scratches and retain about 75% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Worn dark bore. 4-56330 JR190 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1148 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY RARE REMINGTON SPLIT BREECH DERRINGER RIFLE WITH ATTACHED SHOULDER STOCK FROM THE RENOWNED KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION.