FINE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT #3 DERRINGER.

FINE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT #3 DERRINGER. SN 6978. Cal. 41 RF. Blue & silver finish with 2-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight & “COLT” on top. Bottom of bbl has two tiny British proofs. Fitted with rosewood birdhead grips & left side of grip frame has an “E” adjacent to serial number. It also has the high, straight hammer spur. Frame & bbl have about 60% coverage fine Nimschke style foliate arabesque engraving with fine punch dot background. Bbl has matching engraving around muzzle, top & sides with a fine fan around hammer nose slot. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 98% of a fine professionally restored blue finish. Frame retains traces of silver finish under grips, otherwise is a cleaned medium mustard brass patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-35480 JR280 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2366	$0.00	FINE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT #3 DERRINGER. SN 6978. Cal. 41 RF. Blue & silver finish with 2-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight & “COLT” on top. Bottom of bbl has two tiny British proofs. Fitted with rosewood birdhead grips & left side of grip frame has an “E” adjacent to serial number. It also has the high, straight hammer spur. Frame & bbl have about 60% coverage fine Nimschke style foliate arabesque engraving with fine punch dot background. Bbl has matching engraving around muzzle, top & sides with a fine fan around hammer nose slot. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 98% of a fine professionally restored blue finish. Frame retains traces of silver finish under grips, otherwise is a cleaned medium mustard brass patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-35480 JR280 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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