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LOT 3267
Lebeda Engineering LLC Percussion Ring Gun and Cane with Hand Grasp Case - NSN, 4.5 mm cal., 3/4 inch cluster bbl., blue/ bright finish, metal grips. Developed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Lebeda Engineering LLC, a firm which has created props for multiple movies including the cyanide injecting silver dollars used in the movie “Bridge of Spies”. The ring itself features a bright brass band with the remaining parts finished in niter blue, including the five-shot, hand rotated cylinder. The revolver is chambered for a 4.5mm (.177 caliber) brass pinfire cartridge. This unique/obsolete cartridge makes this neither a firearm, nor is it considered an “any other weapon”. Includes a copper cane head case containing five cartridges affixed to
a black painted wooden shaft with copper ferrule on the bottom. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining
97% plus original blue finish which has faded to an attractive plum coloration with an nicely colored patina on the balance. Mechanically excellent. The hand grasp case is detached from the shaft, but both are otherwise very fine.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250
LOT 3268
Desirable Cased Le Petit Protector Ring Gun - NSN, 5.5 mm cal., 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, German silver grips. This is an example of a unique 19th century style French ring gun copy that was made most likely in the
late 20th century. The German silver ring band has a light floral type engraving and
is marked “LE PETIT PROTECTOR”. The
small hand rotated 5-shot pinfire cartridge cylinder must be removed for loading/ unloading. The pins
of the cartridges are
struck by the base of
the hammer. The flip top
jewelry style case has a
“LE PETIT/PROTECTOR” marked silver oval on top of the lid. Four pinfire rounds are included.
CONDITION: Very fine as custom made. The ring retains
90% niter blue finish showing thinning and cycling marks. The German silver is fine. Mechanically excellent. The custom case is fair as it is in pieces with a detached lid.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3269
Cased Engraved Lebeda
Engineering LLC Percussion
Ring Parlor and Saloon
Pistol - NSN, 4.5 mm cal., 1
inch rectangular bbl., blue/
bright finish, metal grips. This
interesting ring pistol was
designed and manufactured
by master gunsmith Francis C.
Lebeda. It uses a percussion
system. It features a two-shot
that fires a 4.5mm/.177 ball
using a primer. This ring pistol
also features light engraving on
the left side, bottom, and top.
Includes a copper matchbox style
case with a large copy of a Native
American head $50 coin on the
top and a plaque on the bottom
has the family history of master
gunsmith Francis C. Lebeda.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 97% plus blue finish on the barrel and cocking piece with an attractive patina on the brass and crisp engraving. Mechanically excellent. Case is very fine with an attractive patina.
Estimate: 1,200 - 1,800
LOT 3270
Le Petit Protector Style “Le Femme Fatale” Ring Gun with Case - NSN, 2 mm pinfire cal., 1/2 inch cluster bbl., nickel/bright finish, metal grips. This is an example of a 20th century copy
of a unique 19th century style French pinfire ring gun. These ring pistols are oddities and appeal to collectors purely as conversation pieces. The band of the ring has a light floral type engraving and is marked “LE FEMME FATALE”. This ring gun features a small hand rotated 6-shot pinfire cartridge cylinder that must be removed
for loading/unloading. The pins
of the cartridges are struck by the
base of the hammer (any pinfire
cartridge is obsolete). The included
has a small “FEMME/FATALE” marked silver
plaque on the lid and contains six pinfire
cartridges and a small screwdriver.
CONDITION: Very fine as custom made,
retaining 95% plus blue finish on the
cylinder, seer, and trigger with minimal
handling marks on the ring body. Case is
very good with storage and handling marks. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3271
Lebeda Engineering
LLC. Elgin Pocket Watch
Percussion “Pistol” with
Case - NSN, 177 cal., 1 inch
round bbl., nickel finish, metal
grips. Developed in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, by Lebeda
Engineering LLC. The frame of
the pistol is a hollowed-out
Elgin pocket watch, with a
cocking piece in lieu of the
winding knob, a manually set
niter blue trigger bar at 10
o’clock, a barrel extending out
at the 6 o’clock position, and
the hands permanently at 5
minutes to midnight. Elgin
National Watch Co. was the
largest manufacturer of pocket
watches in the United States
and were in operation from
1864 to 1968. The barrel has
an integral nipple to accept a
single charge for a cap gun and
is manually loaded with a .177
inch BB. Gamblers of the Old West era
would have used similar concealed weapons to keep themselves safe in a poker game gone awry. The combination of percussion cap and muzzle loaded ball makes this neither a firearm nor is it considered an “any other weapon”. Includes a jewelry style case fitted for the watch pistol, and a plaque on the lid listing Lebeda’s lineage. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 97% plus original nickel finish with a few minor handling marks on the watch case. Mechanically excellent. Case is very fine
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
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