EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF PHILADELPHIA HENRY DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS.

EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF PHILADELPHIA HENRY DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS. SN NONE. Cal. 45. Beautiful pair of Deringer pistols with 2-1/4″ ovoid shaped bbls, German silver front sights and fixed rear sights as part of the top tangs. Top of breech plugs & lockplates have the “DERINGER PHILADEL’A” manufacturer’s markings. Top left flats of breech plugs have the “P” proof and breech plugs have two wide gold bands. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with silver trim that is all nicely engraved in foliate & floral patterns with nicely detailed pineapple finials. Butts of stocks have teardrop shaped plates with cap boxes. Top of wrists of stocks are inlaid with engraved silver shield shaped thumbplates and grips are nicely checkered. Bbls are secured with a sgl wedge through engraved, silver, dog-bone shaped escutcheons and tips of stocks have triangle shaped silver inlays. Pistols are accompanied by an orig black leather covered, purple velvet lined casing with very nicely decorated and gold embossed lid. Bottom is recessed for the pistols, a 3-compartment American Flask & Cap Co. fluted, copper & brass charger; an ebony handled nipple wrench; a rosewood handled “Huber” turn-screw; a nutcracker style ball mold with sprue cutter marked “70” on left arm and wood handled cleaning rod with brass jag. Case also has covered compartments in left rear & right front, one with cast lead balls and the other containing a functioning key and an altered Colt nipple wrench. Altogether a wonderful & rarely encountered pair of Deringer pistols. CONDITION: Pistols are extremely fine with both retaining about all of their fine chocolate brown bbl finish with trademark silver streaks. Stocks are sound and retain most of their orig varnish with a few chips in the varnish on bottom of both forestocks. Lockplates & hammers retain most of their orig case colors, turning slightly dark. Silver furniture retains sharp engraving with some scattered, dark oxidation. One pistol is slightly soft in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, bores are sharp & clean with no evidence of having been fired. Flask & implements are extremely fine. Case has a small grain check in lid and a couple of others in bottom, otherwise is completely sound showing light handling & storage nicks & scratches. This is truly a rare & exceptional set. 4-41239 JR46 (35,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2508	$51,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF PHILADELPHIA HENRY DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS. SN NONE. Cal. 45. Beautiful pair of Deringer pistols with 2-1/4″ ovoid shaped bbls, German silver front sights and fixed rear sights as part of the top tangs. Top of breech plugs & lockplates have the “DERINGER PHILADEL’A” manufacturer’s markings. Top left flats of breech plugs have the “P” proof and breech plugs have two wide gold bands. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with silver trim that is all nicely engraved in foliate & floral patterns with nicely detailed pineapple finials. Butts of stocks have teardrop shaped plates with cap boxes. Top of wrists of stocks are inlaid with engraved silver shield shaped thumbplates and grips are nicely checkered. Bbls are secured with a sgl wedge through engraved, silver, dog-bone shaped escutcheons and tips of stocks have triangle shaped silver inlays. Pistols are accompanied by an orig black leather covered, purple velvet lined casing with very nicely decorated and gold embossed lid. Bottom is recessed for the pistols, a 3-compartment American Flask & Cap Co. fluted, copper & brass charger; an ebony handled nipple wrench; a rosewood handled “Huber” turn-screw; a nutcracker style ball mold with sprue cutter marked “70” on left arm and wood handled cleaning rod with brass jag. Case also has covered compartments in left rear & right front, one with cast lead balls and the other containing a functioning key and an altered Colt nipple wrench. Altogether a wonderful & rarely encountered pair of Deringer pistols. CONDITION: Pistols are extremely fine with both retaining about all of their fine chocolate brown bbl finish with trademark silver streaks. Stocks are sound and retain most of their orig varnish with a few chips in the varnish on bottom of both forestocks. Lockplates & hammers retain most of their orig case colors, turning slightly dark. Silver furniture retains sharp engraving with some scattered, dark oxidation. One pistol is slightly soft in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, bores are sharp & clean with no evidence of having been fired. Flask & implements are extremely fine. Case has a small grain check in lid and a couple of others in bottom, otherwise is completely sound showing light handling & storage nicks & scratches. This is truly a rare & exceptional set. 4-41239 JR46 (35,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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