DREYSE M1893 BABY REICHSREVOLVER, DOUBLE TRIGGER, WITH EJECTOR.

SN 314. Cal. .380. Dreyse made very few Baby Reichsrevolvers; this example has 3-3/8″ bbl, double triggers and a frame-mounted safety behind the hammer that needs to be retracted before the hammer can be cocked. Fixed front & rear sight. Left upper chamber flat marked with Crown/Crown U pressure proof; left chamber flat marked with SN “314”. Sideplate marked “F. DREYSE SOEMMERDA” within a horizontal oval. Rear of the cyl is matching numbered “314”. All visible small parts, including the screw heads and grip escutcheons, marked with matching “14”. Finely checkered wood grips, each secured with a central screw & escutcheon. Major parts finished with a high polish blue; small parts fire blued (grip escutcheons); strawed (screws) or left in-the-white (hammer). PROVENANCE: Ex Dinely Collection. Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Approx 40-50% orig blue with comparable fading of small parts. Dull bore with easily discernible rifling. Perfect manual mechanics. One of the most difficult to find Dreyse revolvers. 4-52562 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 2248

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	2248	$2,070.00	DREYSE M1893 BABY REICHSREVOLVER, DOUBLE TRIGGER, WITH EJECTOR. SN 314. Cal. .380. Dreyse made very few Baby Reichsrevolvers; this example has 3-3/8″ bbl, double triggers and a frame-mounted safety behind the hammer that needs to be retracted before the hammer can be cocked. Fixed front & rear sight. Left upper chamber flat marked with Crown/Crown U pressure proof; left chamber flat marked with SN “314”. Sideplate marked “F. DREYSE SOEMMERDA” within a horizontal oval. Rear of the cyl is matching numbered “314”. All visible small parts, including the screw heads and grip escutcheons, marked with matching “14”. Finely checkered wood grips, each secured with a central screw & escutcheon. Major parts finished with a high polish blue; small parts fire blued (grip escutcheons); strawed (screws) or left in-the-white (hammer). PROVENANCE: Ex Dinely Collection. Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Approx 40-50% orig blue with comparable fading of small parts. Dull bore with easily discernible rifling. Perfect manual mechanics. One of the most difficult to find Dreyse revolvers. 4-52562 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 2248 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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DREYSE M1893 BABY REICHSREVOLVER, DOUBLE TRIGGER, WITH EJECTOR.