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2106
$1,092.50

COLT PAT. F.A. MFG. CO. 3RD MODEL DERINGER 5TH VARIATION. SN 5467. Cal. .41 Short RF. Gun is finished in all nickel with blued screws, hammer and trigger. Secondary SN 1769. Walnut grips and frame is marked “.41 CAL” and bbl side is stamped “R. JONES/MANCHESTER ST/LIPOOL.” PROVENANCE: L.D. Eberhart Collection. CONDITION: Orig finished in overall nickel plate and blue screws. Frame has 85% orig nickel remaining with some wear on firewall portion of frame. Hammer retains 85% orig case color with some fading. Trigger retains 50% of blue finish with fading. Bbl, which has normal proof marks on bottom, retains 50% of orig nickel and does have some fine pitting on firewall end of ejector housing portion of bbl and a small amount at the muzzle with some flaking. On left hand rear portion of bbl flat there is the very rare dealership marking noted above. It cannot be stressed too much how rare the dealership markings are as they are very seldom seen. Walnut grips have seen use but no abuse and show no loss of wood and retain 60%+ of orig varnish. 4-47475 DE95 (1,500-2,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013
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