EXCEPTIONAL FACTORY MATCHED PAIR COLT 3RD MODEL 5TH VARIATION DERINGERS

EXCEPTIONAL FACTORY MATCHED PAIR COLT 3RD MODEL 5TH VARIATION DERINGERS. SN 38450E & 38454E. 41 cal. short rim fire. They are cased in a rare leather casing which appears to be made to fit 2 decks of cards. The case appears to have been made right around 1900 which is when the guns themselves were made. This is not a factory casing but a period casing. Only 2 such casings of this style are known. These two guns, which are very close in SN range and only 4 numbers apart with “E”s at the end of each number, shows that these numbers were designated at the factory for engraving, but for some reason, they never were. They are fitted with factory ivory grips & finished in full nickel with cased colored hammer, blued trigger & screws. Sets with serial numbers this close are seldom seen. PROVENANCE: L.D. Eberhart Collection. CONDITION: Both guns are stamped “41 CAL.” on the frame. The ivory grips show very nice aged mellow yellow. SN 38450 retains 96% of its orig nickel finish overall with the only loss being right on the ejector housing, on the frame part only. The hammer retains 90% of the orig case color. The blue screws retain most of their orig fire blue. The orig ivory grips which have nice coloration from age, do have some shrinkage but are nearly perfect fits to the gun. SN 38454 has 90%+ of the orig nickel finish overall with the only loss being at the rear of the bbl on the left side where the breech is due to some flaking. The case color on the hammer is 90% coverage. The blue trigger has 50-60% coverage. The ivory on this gun is also nearly perfect with only one small age crack, nice mellowing, some shrinkage probably due to the use of green ivory. The leather casing does have scuffs & has had some repair to the interior green blaze-style lining to re-affix it to the leather. Each gun fits in a triangular shape, English-style opening. In each diagonal corner there are 2 orig 41 short rim fire cartridges with a good amount of orig aged oxidation. The exterior latch to the case is partially missing but could be easily manufactured & replaced. 4-47446 DE66 (3,500-5,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	2057	$4,600.00	EXCEPTIONAL FACTORY MATCHED PAIR COLT 3RD MODEL 5TH VARIATION DERINGERS. SN 38450E & 38454E. 41 cal. short rim fire. They are cased in a rare leather casing which appears to be made to fit 2 decks of cards. The case appears to have been made right around 1900 which is when the guns themselves were made. This is not a factory casing but a period casing. Only 2 such casings of this style are known. These two guns, which are very close in SN range and only 4 numbers apart with “E”s at the end of each number, shows that these numbers were designated at the factory for engraving, but for some reason, they never were. They are fitted with factory ivory grips & finished in full nickel with cased colored hammer, blued trigger & screws. Sets with serial numbers this close are seldom seen. PROVENANCE: L.D. Eberhart Collection. CONDITION: Both guns are stamped “41 CAL.” on the frame. The ivory grips show very nice aged mellow yellow. SN 38450 retains 96% of its orig nickel finish overall with the only loss being right on the ejector housing, on the frame part only. The hammer retains 90% of the orig case color. The blue screws retain most of their orig fire blue. The orig ivory grips which have nice coloration from age, do have some shrinkage but are nearly perfect fits to the gun. SN 38454 has 90%+ of the orig nickel finish overall with the only loss being at the rear of the bbl on the left side where the breech is due to some flaking. The case color on the hammer is 90% coverage. The blue trigger has 50-60% coverage. The ivory on this gun is also nearly perfect with only one small age crack, nice mellowing, some shrinkage probably due to the use of green ivory. The leather casing does have scuffs & has had some repair to the interior green blaze-style lining to re-affix it to the leather. Each gun fits in a triangular shape, English-style opening. In each diagonal corner there are 2 orig 41 short rim fire cartridges with a good amount of orig aged oxidation. The exterior latch to the case is partially missing but could be easily manufactured & replaced. 4-47446 DE66 (3,500-5,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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