1236

$17,250.00

GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER USED NATIONAL ARMS COMPANY DERINGER WITH GREAT PROVENANCE.

SN 2443. Cal. 41. Standard all metal National Firearms Deringer, 4-3/4″ overall, with 2-1/2″ bbl marked “NATIONAL ARMS CO BROOKLYN, NY”. This is one of the few firearms in private hands with documentation direct to General George Armstrong Custer. Lot is accompanied by a facsimile image of Custer in a 9-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ frame. Accompanied by copy of John DuMont’s Custom Battle Guns. PROVENANCE: George Armstrong Custer, 1865; Elizabeth Custer, 1876; George A. Custer II, 1923; Marvin Brice Custer; Illustrated in the “Columbus Sunday Dispatch”, February 8, 1956; James Hutchins, 1961; Leon “Red” Jackson Catalog, Dallas, Texas; William A. Bond Collection, 1961; Listed by SN and described in inventory on pg 85 of John du Mont, “Custer Battle Guns”, 1974; Greg Martin Collection; Outstanding estate collection of Confederate and historical arms of Morris Racker. CONDITION: Good to very good overall, sound and complete. Crisp markings with a mottled grey patina with patches of pitting on both side of frame. Mechanically sound with good well defined bore. 51957-15 JS (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1236

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Auction: Firearms - October 2017

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