LOT OF 3 ANTIQUE PISTOLS.

LOT OF 3 ANTIQUE PISTOLS. SN NSN. Pistol no. 1: FINE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL MARKED “DERINGE”. Cal. 42. This well done copy of Philadelphia type Derringer has 2-3/4″ browned ovate bbl with 3/8″ under-rib. Back action down-swept lock has flat-faced serpentine hammer. Metal parts are engraved with traditional open scroll. Lockplate and patent breech are stamped “Deringe”. Traditionally styled German silver furniture also has some scroll engraving with long teardrop shaped butt inlay and shield crest plate at top of grip. Lock screw escutcheon is circular with inlaid and engraved with German silver flourish behind. Open grained American walnut stock has coarse checkering at butt. Stock is attached to bbl through side nail through shaped brass escutcheons. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Doug Eberhart in 1988. Pistol no. 2: BELGIAN PINFIRE PEPPERBOX. Cal. 7mm. 2″ – 6 Shot clustered bbls have spurless hammer and folding trigger. Ivory grips. Frame and bbls are silver-plated and engraved with flowing acanthus. Right side of frame is stamped “EPREZ, left side with “LF”. There is a loading gate on right side of frame. Ramrod screws into butt. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Bill Calhoun in 1981. Pistol no. 3: UNUSUAL COLLETTE GRAVITY FEED REPEATING PISTOL. Cal. 400. This unusual pistol with 8″ octagonal bbl has tubular cartridge magazine on top with integral sights. Cocking the pistol operates breechblock/ cartridge carrier rising to pick up a cartridge, and then dropping into battery to be fired with tall spurred hammer. Iron frame is engraved with large open scroll. Dogs are in central ovals. Sliding safety bends over top of grip. Flared walnut grips have wraparound square checkering, with rounded steel grip cap. Bottom of bbl is stamped “VC 471”, probably Victor Collette’s patent use no. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistol no. 1: DERINGE. Excellent Bbl retains a large amount of brown with edges nicely silvered. Lockplate is mostly dark gray. Hammer is considerably silvered. Stock retains most of an old oil finish, and is fairly shiny. German silver parts are polished bright. Lock is crisp. Bore is rusted. Pistol no. 2: BELGIAN PINFIRE PEPPERBOX. Finish is excellent, retaining nearly all its orig silver-plate which is nicely darkened, some small areas of minor lifting. Ivory grips are excellent with a few minor checks, mostly on left. Action will not operate. Pistol no. 3: COLLETTE. Good. Traces of orig blue on bbl. Frame is mostly gray brown. Wood is partially refinished. Mechanism works. 4-45500 MGM33 (2,000-4,000)

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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	1788	$4,025.00	LOT OF 3 ANTIQUE PISTOLS. SN NSN. Pistol no. 1: FINE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL MARKED “DERINGE”. Cal. 42. This well done copy of Philadelphia type Derringer has 2-3/4″ browned ovate bbl with 3/8″ under-rib. Back action down-swept lock has flat-faced serpentine hammer. Metal parts are engraved with traditional open scroll. Lockplate and patent breech are stamped “Deringe”. Traditionally styled German silver furniture also has some scroll engraving with long teardrop shaped butt inlay and shield crest plate at top of grip. Lock screw escutcheon is circular with inlaid and engraved with German silver flourish behind. Open grained American walnut stock has coarse checkering at butt. Stock is attached to bbl through side nail through shaped brass escutcheons. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Doug Eberhart in 1988. Pistol no. 2: BELGIAN PINFIRE PEPPERBOX. Cal. 7mm. 2″ – 6 Shot clustered bbls have spurless hammer and folding trigger. Ivory grips. Frame and bbls are silver-plated and engraved with flowing acanthus. Right side of frame is stamped “EPREZ, left side with “LF”. There is a loading gate on right side of frame. Ramrod screws into butt. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Bill Calhoun in 1981. Pistol no. 3: UNUSUAL COLLETTE GRAVITY FEED REPEATING PISTOL. Cal. 400. This unusual pistol with 8″ octagonal bbl has tubular cartridge magazine on top with integral sights. Cocking the pistol operates breechblock/ cartridge carrier rising to pick up a cartridge, and then dropping into battery to be fired with tall spurred hammer. Iron frame is engraved with large open scroll. Dogs are in central ovals. Sliding safety bends over top of grip. Flared walnut grips have wraparound square checkering, with rounded steel grip cap. Bottom of bbl is stamped “VC 471”, probably Victor Collette’s patent use no. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistol no. 1: DERINGE. Excellent Bbl retains a large amount of brown with edges nicely silvered. Lockplate is mostly dark gray. Hammer is considerably silvered. Stock retains most of an old oil finish, and is fairly shiny. German silver parts are polished bright. Lock is crisp. Bore is rusted. Pistol no. 2: BELGIAN PINFIRE PEPPERBOX. Finish is excellent, retaining nearly all its orig silver-plate which is nicely darkened, some small areas of minor lifting. Ivory grips are excellent with a few minor checks, mostly on left. Action will not operate. Pistol no. 3: COLLETTE. Good. Traces of orig blue on bbl. Frame is mostly gray brown. Wood is partially refinished. Mechanism works. 4-45500 MGM33 (2,000-4,000) 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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