EXTRAORDINARY CASED PAIR OF TRYON GOLD INLAID PHILADELPHIA PERCUSSION DERRINGERS.

EXTRAORDINARY CASED PAIR OF TRYON GOLD INLAID PHILADELPHIA PERCUSSION DERRINGERS. Cal. About 36. Spectacular pair of derringers with 3-5/16″ ovoid shaped bbls with flat tops and iron rails on bottoms with single guides containing ebony ramrods with German silver tips and concealed worms. Top flats of bbls have tiny dovetailed sights with German silver blades and 15/16″ x 1/4″ elliptical shaped gold inlays marked “PHILADELPHIA”. Breech plugs are color case hardened with two wide gold bands and two narrow platinum bands and have shielded nipples with gold blow-out plugs. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with raised side panels that have checkered grips and German silver furniture with scallop shell engraved cap boxes in the butts. Bases of cap boxes are engraved with acanthus leaf patterns. Locks are short American style, 2-3/4″ long with rounded back edges and flat-sided hammers. Lockplates & hammers are wonderfully engraved in American-style foliate arabesque patterns with fine stippled & shaded backgrounds. Lockplates have a 5/8″ x 3/16″ elliptical shaped gold inlay engraved “TRYON”. The breech plugs have long tangs that are engraved to match, secured by two screws. Stocks have German silver tips on forestocks that are wonderfully engraved with a sunburst pattern around the ramrod opening and foliate patterns on the tangs. Trigger guards are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with long pointed finials engraved in shell & foliate patterns with rosettes around front screws. Each pistol has an empty elliptical shaped thumbplate. Accompanied by their orig German silver mounted reinforced mahogany casing with an elaborate, empty plate in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined & French fitted for the pistols, an ivory handled ebony cleaning rod with German silver tip, a German silver tipped ebony bullet starter/ramrod with barrel shaped mallet head, an orig nutcracker style single ball mold with blued steel sprue cutter, a tiny red leather covered brass flask, an ivory implement handle with German silver ferrule and all of the bits & pieces for the cleaning rod and implement handle plus a German silver powder measure. Case has two tiny covered compartments, one containing a non-functioning key and the other several cast lead balls. These pistols are cased nearly identically to a cased pair of Dragoon pistols that belonged to James Janeway-Van Sickle and obviously made by the same casemaker. The quality & workmanship of these pistols is extraordinary and certainly are comparable to the Van Sickle Dragoons. It is known that in Mr. Van Sickle’s will he bequeathed a pair of Dragoons or cased Colts and two other sets of cased pistols. Given the similarity of the casings there is a strong possibility that these pistols were also part of the Van Sickle estate. High quality American made gold inlaid cased sets of pistols are a great rarity and seldom encountered, especially those from Philadelphia makers such as Tryon. The Tryon Company was established in Philadelphia in about 1811 and remained a family business, manufacturing firearms well into the 20th century. CONDITION: Very fine. One pistol is extremely fine, retaining most of its orig brown bbl finish and case colors on breech block; stock is sound with sharp edges and retains most of its orig varnish; German silver furniture is fine with sharp engraving. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting toward chamber end. Second pistol is very fine with the bbl brown lightly faded with sharp edge wear and some thinning; breech block case colors have turned dark; lockplate, hammer & top tang retain most of their orig bright metal finish; stock is sound with a few light chips in the finish and retains most of its orig varnish with light diamond point wear on checkering. Hammer will not hold at full cock; strong bores with moderate pitting toward chamber ends. Both pistols show rust around the nipples probably from having had caps fired without cleaning afterward. Case is sound with scattered stains on lid and normal handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior of the lid is moderately faded and stained from contact with the pistols and a few other spots; bottom is heavily faded to a pink shade with light soil; implements are all fine with the mold sprue cutter retaining about 75% bright blue; flask is very fine. 4-45570 (65,000-125,000)

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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	2321	$86,250.00	EXTRAORDINARY CASED PAIR OF TRYON GOLD INLAID PHILADELPHIA PERCUSSION DERRINGERS. Cal. About 36. Spectacular pair of derringers with 3-5/16″ ovoid shaped bbls with flat tops and iron rails on bottoms with single guides containing ebony ramrods with German silver tips and concealed worms. Top flats of bbls have tiny dovetailed sights with German silver blades and 15/16″ x 1/4″ elliptical shaped gold inlays marked “PHILADELPHIA”. Breech plugs are color case hardened with two wide gold bands and two narrow platinum bands and have shielded nipples with gold blow-out plugs. They are mounted in 1-pc walnut stocks with raised side panels that have checkered grips and German silver furniture with scallop shell engraved cap boxes in the butts. Bases of cap boxes are engraved with acanthus leaf patterns. Locks are short American style, 2-3/4″ long with rounded back edges and flat-sided hammers. Lockplates & hammers are wonderfully engraved in American-style foliate arabesque patterns with fine stippled & shaded backgrounds. Lockplates have a 5/8″ x 3/16″ elliptical shaped gold inlay engraved “TRYON”. The breech plugs have long tangs that are engraved to match, secured by two screws. Stocks have German silver tips on forestocks that are wonderfully engraved with a sunburst pattern around the ramrod opening and foliate patterns on the tangs. Trigger guards are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with long pointed finials engraved in shell & foliate patterns with rosettes around front screws. Each pistol has an empty elliptical shaped thumbplate. Accompanied by their orig German silver mounted reinforced mahogany casing with an elaborate, empty plate in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined & French fitted for the pistols, an ivory handled ebony cleaning rod with German silver tip, a German silver tipped ebony bullet starter/ramrod with barrel shaped mallet head, an orig nutcracker style single ball mold with blued steel sprue cutter, a tiny red leather covered brass flask, an ivory implement handle with German silver ferrule and all of the bits & pieces for the cleaning rod and implement handle plus a German silver powder measure. Case has two tiny covered compartments, one containing a non-functioning key and the other several cast lead balls. These pistols are cased nearly identically to a cased pair of Dragoon pistols that belonged to James Janeway-Van Sickle and obviously made by the same casemaker. The quality & workmanship of these pistols is extraordinary and certainly are comparable to the Van Sickle Dragoons. It is known that in Mr. Van Sickle’s will he bequeathed a pair of Dragoons or cased Colts and two other sets of cased pistols. Given the similarity of the casings there is a strong possibility that these pistols were also part of the Van Sickle estate. High quality American made gold inlaid cased sets of pistols are a great rarity and seldom encountered, especially those from Philadelphia makers such as Tryon. The Tryon Company was established in Philadelphia in about 1811 and remained a family business, manufacturing firearms well into the 20th century. CONDITION: Very fine. One pistol is extremely fine, retaining most of its orig brown bbl finish and case colors on breech block; stock is sound with sharp edges and retains most of its orig varnish; German silver furniture is fine with sharp engraving. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting toward chamber end. Second pistol is very fine with the bbl brown lightly faded with sharp edge wear and some thinning; breech block case colors have turned dark; lockplate, hammer & top tang retain most of their orig bright metal finish; stock is sound with a few light chips in the finish and retains most of its orig varnish with light diamond point wear on checkering. Hammer will not hold at full cock; strong bores with moderate pitting toward chamber ends. Both pistols show rust around the nipples probably from having had caps fired without cleaning afterward. Case is sound with scattered stains on lid and normal handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior of the lid is moderately faded and stained from contact with the pistols and a few other spots; bottom is heavily faded to a pink shade with light soil; implements are all fine with the mold sprue cutter retaining about 75% bright blue; flask is very fine. 4-45570 (65,000-125,000) 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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