JP McREE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY STYLE PISTOL.

JP McREE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY STYLE PISTOL. SN NSN. 3-1/4″ unmarked .52 Cal rifled bbl with engraved bbl tang. Back action percussion lock is engraved “J R McRee”. Deringer type pistol has a maple stock the grip of which is checkered. Butt end of pistol grip is a tear drop coin silver inlay and there is a heart shaped silver inlay inlet under the muzzle end of stock. Bbl wedge is surrounded by oval silver inlays on both sides and there is an oval silver inlay on grip behind bbl tang. Pistol has an iron 3″ belt hook on sideplate side of stock. Silver trigger guard is engraved with a flower on bow. This pistol is pictured on p 203 of The Deringer in America Vol. I by R. L. Wilson & L. D. Eberhart. Eberhart suggests this pistol may have been a Kentucky rifle makers try at making a Deringer pistol. PROVENANCE: Ex Tom Seymour Collection. Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: There is a crack in stock from bbl tang to lock and a small patch of new wood inlet behind crack. Otherwise pistol appears to be in generally good used condition throughout. 4-49497 RG35 (1,800-2,800)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2339	$2,875.00	JP McREE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY STYLE PISTOL. SN NSN. 3-1/4″ unmarked .52 Cal rifled bbl with engraved bbl tang. Back action percussion lock is engraved “J R McRee”. Deringer type pistol has a maple stock the grip of which is checkered. Butt end of pistol grip is a tear drop coin silver inlay and there is a heart shaped silver inlay inlet under the muzzle end of stock. Bbl wedge is surrounded by oval silver inlays on both sides and there is an oval silver inlay on grip behind bbl tang. Pistol has an iron 3″ belt hook on sideplate side of stock. Silver trigger guard is engraved with a flower on bow. This pistol is pictured on p 203 of The Deringer in America Vol. I by R. L. Wilson & L. D. Eberhart. Eberhart suggests this pistol may have been a Kentucky rifle makers try at making a Deringer pistol. PROVENANCE: Ex Tom Seymour Collection. Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: There is a crack in stock from bbl tang to lock and a small patch of new wood inlet behind crack. Otherwise pistol appears to be in generally good used condition throughout. 4-49497 RG35 (1,800-2,800) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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