VERY RARE CASED PAIR OF PRESENTATION DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS.

Cal. 50. Fine cased pair of deringer pistols with 3-1/4″ ovoid shaped bbls with German silver dovetailed front sights & fixed rear sights in the top tang. Breech plugs & lock plates have the “DERINGER / PHILADELA” markings. Breech plugs also have two wide silver bands & “P” proof marks with zigzag decorations surrounding. Bbls have iron rails on the bottom with orig ramrods and are mounted in one piece walnut stocks with checkered bird head grips. Pistols are German silver mounted with engraved bow tie escutcheons for the single keys. Lock plates, hammers, top tangs & German silver furniture are all very nicely engraved to match. Trigger plate finials are elongated pineapple shape with matching engraving. Butt caps are also engraved and have tiny trapdoor cap boxes. Thumb plates on top of the wrists are engraved “A.J. McKimmin / 1866”. Accompanied by their orig, burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing that is compartmented in the bottom for the pistols, a double sided Colt style, pocket sized, early eagle flask, a small nutcracker ball mold with sprue cutter marked “50” on one arm. Also accompanying a small brass mushroom handle steel cleaning rod, a decorated brass ramrod/jag, a lacquered tin of Eley’s double waterproof caps and a functioning key. Top of the case has a rectangular brass plate engraved in period script “A.J. McKimmin / from / N.K. Griffin / AD 1866”. Consignors notes state that Mr. McKimmin was from Polaski (sic), TN and Mr. Griffin was from Davidson County, TN. Consignor’s notes also state that in 1876 Mr. Griffin willed his estate & papers to county archives. A search of the Civil War archives disclosed no identifiable entry for either man. Single pistols are in and of themselves somewhat scarce and those with presentations are rare and pairs are extremely rare. Double cased examples are extraordinarily rare. As of this writing nothing else is known about either of these gentlemen but some judicious research in and around Nashville (Davidson County), TN probably will disclose something of interest. Undoubtedly Mr. Griffin was a man of means to afford such a lavish gift in such an austere time. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Pistols are in near identical condition with cleaned bright metal bbls, lock plates & hammers; stock on one pistol has a small crack at the tip of the pineapple finial which extends to the nose cap, otherwise wood on both pistols is sound showing only moderate wear with a hand worn patina; German silver furniture is all intact and in nice condition. Mechanics are fine. Case has a slightly shrunken lid and slightly open front corners on the bottom, otherwise case is sound with normal handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded inside the lid with light soil. Upper edges of the bottom, dividers, etc., are moderately faded with bright color in the pistol recesses and accessories. Accessories are fine. 4-49937 JR319 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2404

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	2404	$13,800.00	VERY RARE CASED PAIR OF PRESENTATION DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS. Cal. 50. Fine cased pair of deringer pistols with 3-1/4″ ovoid shaped bbls with German silver dovetailed front sights & fixed rear sights in the top tang. Breech plugs & lock plates have the “DERINGER / PHILADELA” markings. Breech plugs also have two wide silver bands & “P” proof marks with zigzag decorations surrounding. Bbls have iron rails on the bottom with orig ramrods and are mounted in one piece walnut stocks with checkered bird head grips. Pistols are German silver mounted with engraved bow tie escutcheons for the single keys. Lock plates, hammers, top tangs & German silver furniture are all very nicely engraved to match. Trigger plate finials are elongated pineapple shape with matching engraving. Butt caps are also engraved and have tiny trapdoor cap boxes. Thumb plates on top of the wrists are engraved “A.J. McKimmin / 1866”. Accompanied by their orig, burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing that is compartmented in the bottom for the pistols, a double sided Colt style, pocket sized, early eagle flask, a small nutcracker ball mold with sprue cutter marked “50” on one arm. Also accompanying a small brass mushroom handle steel cleaning rod, a decorated brass ramrod/jag, a lacquered tin of Eley’s double waterproof caps and a functioning key. Top of the case has a rectangular brass plate engraved in period script “A.J. McKimmin / from / N.K. Griffin / AD 1866”. Consignors notes state that Mr. McKimmin was from Polaski (sic), TN and Mr. Griffin was from Davidson County, TN. Consignor’s notes also state that in 1876 Mr. Griffin willed his estate & papers to county archives. A search of the Civil War archives disclosed no identifiable entry for either man. Single pistols are in and of themselves somewhat scarce and those with presentations are rare and pairs are extremely rare. Double cased examples are extraordinarily rare. As of this writing nothing else is known about either of these gentlemen but some judicious research in and around Nashville (Davidson County), TN probably will disclose something of interest. Undoubtedly Mr. Griffin was a man of means to afford such a lavish gift in such an austere time. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Pistols are in near identical condition with cleaned bright metal bbls, lock plates & hammers; stock on one pistol has a small crack at the tip of the pineapple finial which extends to the nose cap, otherwise wood on both pistols is sound showing only moderate wear with a hand worn patina; German silver furniture is all intact and in nice condition. Mechanics are fine. Case has a slightly shrunken lid and slightly open front corners on the bottom, otherwise case is sound with normal handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded inside the lid with light soil. Upper edges of the bottom, dividers, etc., are moderately faded with bright color in the pistol recesses and accessories. Accessories are fine. 4-49937 JR319 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2404 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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VERY RARE CASED PAIR OF PRESENTATION DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOLS.