RARE PHILADELPHIA DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOL.

RARE PHILADELPHIA DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 41. Rare early Philadelphia Deringer by Deringer. It has 3-3/4″ oct to rnd bbl with tiny German silver front sight, engraved back action lock with matching engraved hammer, breech plug & top tang. Lockplate & breech plug are both marked “DERINGER / PHILI A”. Mounted in a very nicely figured 1-pc walnut stock with German silver furniture consisting of elaborate escutcheons for single wedge through forestock, a solid nose cap with an iron guide containing its orig iron tipped wooden ramrod. It has a long trailing, decorative sideplate with engraved lockplate screw & a scalloped edge thumbplate. It has a bag shaped checkered grip with German silver teardrop shaped buttcap with museum number in ink. Trigger guard is of the very earliest style with square backed trigger bow & elaborate pineapple finial with a long rear tang. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains traces of orig brown finish having been cleaned to bare metal. Lockplate, hammer & top tang retain traces of orig case colors with balance bright metal. Stock has a hairline by lockplate screw, otherwise wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp. 4-35232 JR146 (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
	2613	$6,325.00	RARE PHILADELPHIA DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOL. SN NSN. Cal. 41. Rare early Philadelphia Deringer by Deringer. It has 3-3/4″ oct to rnd bbl with tiny German silver front sight, engraved back action lock with matching engraved hammer, breech plug & top tang. Lockplate & breech plug are both marked “DERINGER / PHILI A”. Mounted in a very nicely figured 1-pc walnut stock with German silver furniture consisting of elaborate escutcheons for single wedge through forestock, a solid nose cap with an iron guide containing its orig iron tipped wooden ramrod. It has a long trailing, decorative sideplate with engraved lockplate screw & a scalloped edge thumbplate. It has a bag shaped checkered grip with German silver teardrop shaped buttcap with museum number in ink. Trigger guard is of the very earliest style with square backed trigger bow & elaborate pineapple finial with a long rear tang. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains traces of orig brown finish having been cleaned to bare metal. Lockplate, hammer & top tang retain traces of orig case colors with balance bright metal. Stock has a hairline by lockplate screw, otherwise wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp. 4-35232 JR146 (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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