SCARCE GILLESPIE PHILADELPHIA STYLE DERRINGER.

SCARCE GILLESPIE PHILADELPHIA STYLE DERRINGER. SN NSN. Cal. 41. Close Henry derringer copy with 2-1/2″ ovoid shaped bbl with tiny German silver front sight & marked on top flat “CAST STEEL”. Breech plug is lightly engraved and marked on top flat “GILLESPIE / WARRANTED”. It has a small sight fixed to engraved top tang. It has a Deringer-style back action engraved lock with engraved hammer & German silver furniture with engraved trigger guard. It has 1-pc walnut stock with checkered butt & long teardrop buttplate and a shield-shaped thumbplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, George D.H. Gillespie was a hardware merchant in New York City and made these pistols in about 1850’s – 1860’s. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a mottled gray/brown patina with some fine pitting. Lockplate & hammer are a dark blue/brown patina with some fine pitting on hammer. Stock is sound with light edge wear and retains most of its strong orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with minor fine pitting. 4-32825 JR338 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1558	$1,840.00	SCARCE GILLESPIE PHILADELPHIA STYLE DERRINGER. SN NSN. Cal. 41. Close Henry derringer copy with 2-1/2″ ovoid shaped bbl with tiny German silver front sight & marked on top flat “CAST STEEL”. Breech plug is lightly engraved and marked on top flat “GILLESPIE / WARRANTED”. It has a small sight fixed to engraved top tang. It has a Deringer-style back action engraved lock with engraved hammer & German silver furniture with engraved trigger guard. It has 1-pc walnut stock with checkered butt & long teardrop buttplate and a shield-shaped thumbplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, George D.H. Gillespie was a hardware merchant in New York City and made these pistols in about 1850’s – 1860’s. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a mottled gray/brown patina with some fine pitting. Lockplate & hammer are a dark blue/brown patina with some fine pitting on hammer. Stock is sound with light edge wear and retains most of its strong orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with minor fine pitting. 4-32825 JR338 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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