FINE ENGRAVED DEPREZ BELGIAN PINFIRE FIST PISTOL.

FINE ENGRAVED DEPREZ BELGIAN PINFIRE FIST PISTOL. SN 10. Cal. 30 Pinfire. Unusual little dbl-action only revolver with spurless hammer and folding trigger. Cyl is six shots, fluted with integral cyl/bbls. Bores are rifled. It is mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory bag-shaped grips. Revolver is engraved with very well executed foliate and geometric patterns with about 50% coverage on the frame and backstrap with matching patterns on the lands between the flutes on the cyl. Right front side of frame is marked “DEPREZ / GTF”. These little revolvers, while under-powered, were greatly favored by gamblers, gentlemen on the town, ladies as muff pistols and ladies of the night. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Frame is a cleaned metal color with fine surface etching. Engraving is still sharp. Cyl retains about 50% orig blue, mostly in the flutes and around the rear edge. Grips are very fine with a cpl of minor age lines and retain a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bores with a few spots of scattered fine pitting. 4-38844 JR301 (1,000-1,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2407	$1,150.00	FINE ENGRAVED DEPREZ BELGIAN PINFIRE FIST PISTOL. SN 10. Cal. 30 Pinfire. Unusual little dbl-action only revolver with spurless hammer and folding trigger. Cyl is six shots, fluted with integral cyl/bbls. Bores are rifled. It is mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory bag-shaped grips. Revolver is engraved with very well executed foliate and geometric patterns with about 50% coverage on the frame and backstrap with matching patterns on the lands between the flutes on the cyl. Right front side of frame is marked “DEPREZ / GTF”. These little revolvers, while under-powered, were greatly favored by gamblers, gentlemen on the town, ladies as muff pistols and ladies of the night. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Frame is a cleaned metal color with fine surface etching. Engraving is still sharp. Cyl retains about 50% orig blue, mostly in the flutes and around the rear edge. Grips are very fine with a cpl of minor age lines and retain a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bores with a few spots of scattered fine pitting. 4-38844 JR301 (1,000-1,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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