RARE J.B. GILMORE AGENT MARKED PERCUSSION DERRINGER.

RARE J.B. GILMORE AGENT MARKED PERCUSSION DERRINGER. Cal. 41. NSN. Very rare Philadelphia Deringer for Shreveport, Louisiana agent with 3-1/8″ ovoid shaped bbl with German silver front sight & maker’s name on top flat. It has usual back action lock with German silver & sterling silver furniture. Lockplate, breech plug & tang are engraved with light flourishes of foliate arabesque patterns. It has a sterling silver thumb shield, a small silver shield below bolster with a teardrop shaped inlay in butt. Trigger guard & wedge escutcheons are German silver. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with schnable tipped forestock & bird head grip. Apparently only a few of these pieces were produced for Gilmore & as there is only the briefest mention of his name under the Deringer listing in Flayderman’s Guide. CONDITION Very good. No orig finish remains with iron being an even blue/gray patina with light to moderate pitting on bbl & light pitting on hammer. Wood is sound & retains all of a restored finish. Hammer does not release properly but will function, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong dark bore. 4-57863 JR279 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	102	$4,025.00	RARE J.B. GILMORE AGENT MARKED PERCUSSION DERRINGER. Cal. 41. NSN. Very rare Philadelphia Deringer for Shreveport, Louisiana agent with 3-1/8″ ovoid shaped bbl with German silver front sight & maker’s name on top flat. It has usual back action lock with German silver & sterling silver furniture. Lockplate, breech plug & tang are engraved with light flourishes of foliate arabesque patterns. It has a sterling silver thumb shield, a small silver shield below bolster with a teardrop shaped inlay in butt. Trigger guard & wedge escutcheons are German silver. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with schnable tipped forestock & bird head grip. Apparently only a few of these pieces were produced for Gilmore & as there is only the briefest mention of his name under the Deringer listing in Flayderman’s Guide. CONDITION Very good. No orig finish remains with iron being an even blue/gray patina with light to moderate pitting on bbl & light pitting on hammer. Wood is sound & retains all of a restored finish. Hammer does not release properly but will function, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong dark bore. 4-57863 JR279 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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