LOT OF 5 EARLY AMERICAN & EUROPEAN HANDGUNS.

LOT OF 5 EARLY AMERICAN & EUROPEAN HANDGUNS. 1) Reid New Model 32 My Friend Revolver. Cal. 32 RF. SN 18364. Nickel finish with 2″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight and integral grips with finger hole loop and spur trigger. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is nicely engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on grips and a large checkered shield on backstrap. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 360 of these revolvers were produced in 1883. 2) Rare Inscribed Reid Model 3 Derringer. Cal. 41 RF. SN 17767. All metal construction, nickel finish with 2-3/4″ oct bbl and half moon front sight with integral grips and spur trigger. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is nicely engraved, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with about 70% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & grip. Bbl & cyl are not engraved. Backstrap is engraved with the initials “JFG”. According to referenced publication only about 75 of these revolvers were produced in 1882. 3) Shattuck Unique 4-Shot Squeezer Pistol. Cal. 32 RF. SN 315. Nickel finish with 1-1/2″ steel bbl cluster, marked on left side of frame “UNIQUE” with the company name & address below. 4) Belgian Bar Pistol. Cal. 25 CF. SN 6480. Blue finish with 2-1/2″ superposed bbls and a 4-shot hand rotated flat cyl. Frame is extremely flat with checkered hard rubber grips and ejector pin screwed into buttstrap. Top flat of bbl is marked “BAR-PISTOL”. 5) Reform Harmonica Type Pistol. Cal. 25 RF. SN 1118. Blue finish with 3″ vertical 4-bbl cluster and half moon front sight. Pistol is dbl action with a thumb safety on left side of frame and it is mounted with 2-pc hard rubber grips. Buttstrap has the SN and “MADE IN GERMANY”. Pistol has a frame mounted firing pin and once the four chambers are loaded the bbl cluster is installed to the bottom of the slot and when fired rises to the next bbl to be fired again. PROVENANCE: 1) Herb Glass 1981; 2) Herb Glass 1982; 4) Dick Littlefield 1984; 5) Tommy Rholes 1979; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Fine, all matching including cyl, bbl & cyl pin. Overall retains 60-70% orig nickel. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. 2) Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl, cyl pin and pin latch. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 3)Extremely fine plus, all matching, probably unfired. Overall retains virtually all of its orig nickel with some minor surface nicks & scratches and some fine pin prick pimpling on frame. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. 4) Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig glossy blue finish with some fine, light surface nicks & scratches; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 5) Fine. Overall retains about 75-80% orig blue, all matching; left grip is repaired and grips overall show heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-45490 JR145 (4,000-7,000)

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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	1791	$12,650.00	LOT OF 5 EARLY AMERICAN & EUROPEAN HANDGUNS. 1) Reid New Model 32 My Friend Revolver. Cal. 32 RF. SN 18364. Nickel finish with 2″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight and integral grips with finger hole loop and spur trigger. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is nicely engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on grips and a large checkered shield on backstrap. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 360 of these revolvers were produced in 1883. 2) Rare Inscribed Reid Model 3 Derringer. Cal. 41 RF. SN 17767. All metal construction, nickel finish with 2-3/4″ oct bbl and half moon front sight with integral grips and spur trigger. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is nicely engraved, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with about 70% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & grip. Bbl & cyl are not engraved. Backstrap is engraved with the initials “JFG”. According to referenced publication only about 75 of these revolvers were produced in 1882. 3) Shattuck Unique 4-Shot Squeezer Pistol. Cal. 32 RF. SN 315. Nickel finish with 1-1/2″ steel bbl cluster, marked on left side of frame “UNIQUE” with the company name & address below. 4) Belgian Bar Pistol. Cal. 25 CF. SN 6480. Blue finish with 2-1/2″ superposed bbls and a 4-shot hand rotated flat cyl. Frame is extremely flat with checkered hard rubber grips and ejector pin screwed into buttstrap. Top flat of bbl is marked “BAR-PISTOL”. 5) Reform Harmonica Type Pistol. Cal. 25 RF. SN 1118. Blue finish with 3″ vertical 4-bbl cluster and half moon front sight. Pistol is dbl action with a thumb safety on left side of frame and it is mounted with 2-pc hard rubber grips. Buttstrap has the SN and “MADE IN GERMANY”. Pistol has a frame mounted firing pin and once the four chambers are loaded the bbl cluster is installed to the bottom of the slot and when fired rises to the next bbl to be fired again. PROVENANCE: 1) Herb Glass 1981; 2) Herb Glass 1982; 4) Dick Littlefield 1984; 5) Tommy Rholes 1979; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Fine, all matching including cyl, bbl & cyl pin. Overall retains 60-70% orig nickel. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. 2) Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl, cyl pin and pin latch. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 3)Extremely fine plus, all matching, probably unfired. Overall retains virtually all of its orig nickel with some minor surface nicks & scratches and some fine pin prick pimpling on frame. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. 4) Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig glossy blue finish with some fine, light surface nicks & scratches; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 5) Fine. Overall retains about 75-80% orig blue, all matching; left grip is repaired and grips overall show heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-45490 JR145 (4,000-7,000) 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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