Image Lot Price Description
2012
$23,575.00

CASED COLT PAT. F.A. MFG. CO. 2ND MODEL DERINGER 2ND VARIATION. SN 2493. Cal. 41 Short RF. It is English proofed and cased in its orig 14 PALL MALL English Oak casing that it was sold in. PROVENANCE: L.D. Eberhart Collection. CONDITION: This gun is finished in 100% factory nickel finish with 99% still remaining intact. Reputed to be the finest all nickel 2nd Model Colt in existence. Fire blue screws throughout which still retain 100% of their color as does the trigger. Hammer retains 100% of orig case color and grips have almost no scratches or dings except from storage and case. Checkering is absolutely as issued. Has a case hardened knife blade ejector. The condition of this gun cannot be improved upon. Blue velour lined case includes two ivory pull compartments; one which is empty and the other containing 8 orig, old .41 Short RF shells; and a key which does not fit the lock. Label inside top lid is perfect except for some foxing and some staining from age. Orig combination cleaning rod and turn screw still in case as issued. Case, at a way earlier date, has been pried open using a screwdriver which has put several dents in the wood before the lock was managed to be broken. 4-47456 DE76 (15,000-25,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013
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