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2093
$1,610.00

EXTREMELY FINE COLT 3RD MODEL 5TH VARIATION DERINGER. SN 9631. 41 cal. short rim fire. This piece is a 5th variation and one of the last to be made in that is has a blued hammer & trigger. All earlier Deringers have case colored triggers & hammers. It is SN 9631, showing this variation was serial numbered in at least 3 separate numbering series. It is finished in nickel plate & blue with factory pearl grips. PROVENANCE: L.D. Eberhart Collection. CONDITION: The brass frame retains nearly 100% of the orig nickel plate & is stamped “41 CAL” on the left side of the frame below the firewall. All screws as well as the trigger retain their orig fire blue color. The hammer retains 70% of its orig color. The bbl retainer screw shows small indications of misuse. The bbl itself retains 90%+ of the orig bright blue having a storage wear line on the left top of the bbl. Other than that it is as issued. It has the orig factory pearl grips which are perfect in every respect and retain most of their natural luster. 4-47436 DE56 (1,200-2,400)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013
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