RARE CASED ENGRAVED LARGE FRAME TIPPING & LAWDEN MODEL T3 SHARPS PATENT 4-BARREL DERRINGER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED LARGE FRAME TIPPING & LAWDEN MODEL T3 SHARPS PATENT 4-BARREL DERRINGER. SN 5234. Cal. About 340. Blue & silver finish with 3-15/16″ 4-shot bbl cluster with British proofs, mounted on a silver plated brass frame with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. It has a bar-shaped bbl release and spur trigger. Pistol is engraved in fine, well-executed foliate arabesque patterns with about 75% coverage. Front bottom of frame & backstrap are engraved in feather patterns. Buttstrap & grip retainer are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bbl has a hand stippled oval panel on each side which serves as a grasping area for opening. Accompanied by an orig brown velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol & an all metal cleaning rod with integral jag. There is an empty covered compartment. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only about 250 of these derringers were produced. PROVENANCE: Jackson Arms (1978); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 70-75% strong orig blue with the loss areas a light patina. Frame retains about 85-90% orig silver with dark case colors on the hammer and faded blue on bbl latch. Grips are extremely fine with a couple of small age lines and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case has a couple of small grain checks in bottom, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with moderate soil & wear and damage from the front sight & hammer spur. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-45368 JR62 (4,000-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1762	$10,925.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED LARGE FRAME TIPPING & LAWDEN MODEL T3 SHARPS PATENT 4-BARREL DERRINGER. SN 5234. Cal. About 340. Blue & silver finish with 3-15/16″ 4-shot bbl cluster with British proofs, mounted on a silver plated brass frame with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. It has a bar-shaped bbl release and spur trigger. Pistol is engraved in fine, well-executed foliate arabesque patterns with about 75% coverage. Front bottom of frame & backstrap are engraved in feather patterns. Buttstrap & grip retainer are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bbl has a hand stippled oval panel on each side which serves as a grasping area for opening. Accompanied by an orig brown velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol & an all metal cleaning rod with integral jag. There is an empty covered compartment. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only about 250 of these derringers were produced. PROVENANCE: Jackson Arms (1978); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 70-75% strong orig blue with the loss areas a light patina. Frame retains about 85-90% orig silver with dark case colors on the hammer and faded blue on bbl latch. Grips are extremely fine with a couple of small age lines and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case has a couple of small grain checks in bottom, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with moderate soil & wear and damage from the front sight & hammer spur. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-45368 JR62 (4,000-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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