SCARCE EBEN T. STARR ENGRAVED 4-BARREL PEPPERBOX DERRINGER.

SCARCE EBEN T. STARR ENGRAVED 4-BARREL PEPPERBOX DERRINGER. SN NSN. Cal. 32 RF. Blue & nickel finish with 3″ bbl cluster, tiny pin front sight & checkered rosewood grips. The nickeled brass frame & bbls are very nicely engraved in New York style with foliate arabesque patterns & punch dot background with flower blossom decoration on side panel. Hammer is matching engraved. It has a checkered convex button trigger & appears to be a 5th Model. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, only a total of about 2,000 of these rare pistols in six models were ever made and few of those were engraved & are rarely ever encountered. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a dark plummy brown on bottom flat, otherwise is overall a cleaned gray metal color with scattered surface spotting. Frame retains about 95% strong orig nickel. Grips are sound, slightly shrunken & show moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bores. 4-35327 JR284 (2,500-4,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2405	$2,875.00	SCARCE EBEN T. STARR ENGRAVED 4-BARREL PEPPERBOX DERRINGER. SN NSN. Cal. 32 RF. Blue & nickel finish with 3″ bbl cluster, tiny pin front sight & checkered rosewood grips. The nickeled brass frame & bbls are very nicely engraved in New York style with foliate arabesque patterns & punch dot background with flower blossom decoration on side panel. Hammer is matching engraved. It has a checkered convex button trigger & appears to be a 5th Model. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, only a total of about 2,000 of these rare pistols in six models were ever made and few of those were engraved & are rarely ever encountered. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a dark plummy brown on bottom flat, otherwise is overall a cleaned gray metal color with scattered surface spotting. Frame retains about 95% strong orig nickel. Grips are sound, slightly shrunken & show moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bores. 4-35327 JR284 (2,500-4,000) 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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