RARE CASED PAIR “A. LINDE & CO” MEMPHIS TENNESSEE DERINGERS.

SN NSN. This is probably the only pair extent of this obscure maker who advertised being a manufacturer of guns and pistols in 1855 in Rainey’s Memphis City directory from Eberhart & Wilson in their text The Deringer in America Vol. 1. This pair measures about 8-1/4″ overall with bbls including breeches about 4-5/8″. One bbl about 1/16″ longer than the other which apparently is not untypical of southern deringers. Locks are each marked “S. WINCHESTER” which according to Eberhart was a Philadelphia gunsmith who agent marked European imported pistols such as these and in turn Linde engraved their name and address, “A. LINDE & CO Memphis Tenn”. This is a rare and possibly unique pair of Memphis agent marked deringers. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Guns are very good overall retaining traces of striping on bbls. Metal overall is gray/brown with good discernible markings. Iron trigger guards and ramrod thimbles are solid, slightly engraved and well fit. German silver nosecaps, escutcheons and buttcaps are also well fit with normal small blemishes expected. One gun has nicely scratched initials “JWC 1853” on German silver buttcap. Mechanically both guns have weak mainsprings, bores exhibit crisp well discerned rifling. Accompanying casing is not contemporary to manufacture of guns and is for display only; fitted with flask, mold, nipple wrench, balls and caps. 4-54304 JS187 (7,500-9,500) – Lot 3425

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	3425	$13,225.00	RARE CASED PAIR “A. LINDE & CO” MEMPHIS TENNESSEE DERINGERS. SN NSN. This is probably the only pair extent of this obscure maker who advertised being a manufacturer of guns and pistols in 1855 in Rainey’s Memphis City directory from Eberhart & Wilson in their text The Deringer in America Vol. 1. This pair measures about 8-1/4″ overall with bbls including breeches about 4-5/8″. One bbl about 1/16″ longer than the other which apparently is not untypical of southern deringers. Locks are each marked “S. WINCHESTER” which according to Eberhart was a Philadelphia gunsmith who agent marked European imported pistols such as these and in turn Linde engraved their name and address, “A. LINDE & CO Memphis Tenn”. This is a rare and possibly unique pair of Memphis agent marked deringers. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Guns are very good overall retaining traces of striping on bbls. Metal overall is gray/brown with good discernible markings. Iron trigger guards and ramrod thimbles are solid, slightly engraved and well fit. German silver nosecaps, escutcheons and buttcaps are also well fit with normal small blemishes expected. One gun has nicely scratched initials “JWC 1853” on German silver buttcap. Mechanically both guns have weak mainsprings, bores exhibit crisp well discerned rifling. Accompanying casing is not contemporary to manufacture of guns and is for display only; fitted with flask, mold, nipple wrench, balls and caps. 4-54304 JS187 (7,500-9,500) – Lot 3425 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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RARE CASED PAIR “A. LINDE & CO” MEMPHIS TENNESSEE DERINGERS.