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LOT 3173
Marlin Never Miss Deringer with Pearl Grips in Rare
.41 Caliber - Serial no. 4260, 41 RF cal., 2 1/2 inch round
bbl., blue/silver finish, pearl grips. Manufactured from 1870 to 1881.
The barrel is chambered for the rare .41 caliber. Eberhart and Wilson in
“The Deringer in America Volume Two” estimated that only 600 .41 caliber Never Miss
derringers were produced. Silver blade front sight on a barrel marked “NEVER MISS”
on the top and “J.M. MARLIN/NEW HAVEN, CT./PAT. APRIL. 5. 1870” on the right side. Blue
barrel with silver plated brass. Spur trigger, checkered hammer and fitted with the attractive rarely
seen pearl bird head grips.
CONDITION: Very good. The barrel has a smooth brown patina with a gray patina on the high edges.
There is some pin point pitting. The frame retains 97% of the silver plating with some minor loss of plating
around the hammer and fine surface scratches overall. The attractive grips are excellent with some yellow age
discoloration and a few light chips on the edges. The right grip has a small ding and a couple of light scratches.
The markings are partially worn smooth. Mechanically fine.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection; Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3177
Factory Engraved Merwin
Hulbert & Company Double
Action Pocket Revolver - Serial no. 2172, 32
cal., 3 inch solid rib bbl., nickel finish, pearl grips.
It is estimated that only a few thousand of these revolvers
were manufactured in the 1880’s. The top of the rib is marked
with the two line address/patent dates without reference to
the Hopkins and Allen name. The revolver is nickel with a blue
trigger guard and features a blade front sight and a notch canal
rear sight and smooth pearl grips. It is engraved with simple scroll
engraving covering the sides, top strap and cylinder flats. The left
side of the frame also has a cabin in the woods. Smooth pearl grips. It has an unusual mechanical
operation. When the hammer is cocked, you push a button located just ahead of the trigger and the
barrel pivots to one side, another button located on the barrel lug is pushed and the barrel assembly
and cylinder can be removed from the frame.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine with 85% of the original nickel finish remaining with very minor wear on the
muzzle, front of the bright polished cylinder and backstrap with minor scattered scuffs and dings. The trigger
guard is now a smooth grayish patina. The pearl grips are excellent showing nice shadow colors. The action needs
a minor adjustment, it hangs up when cocking for single action, however works fine when pulling
the trigger on double action.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 3174
Unique French “Le Merveilleux”
Squeeze-Fire Palm Pistol with Attractive Raised
Carved Ivory Grips - Serial no. 1349, 6 mm cal., 3 inch round bbl.,
blue/nickel finish, antique carved ivory grips. Manufactured in the
late 19th century. The barrel is attached to the trigger bar, and the
weapon is fired by squeezing the bar, which pulls the barrel back,
chambers a round, and then releases the firing pin, with the return
extracting the cartridge. No maker’s marks are present on the frame
and barrel. Grips are beautiful raised carved antique ivory, with
dotted background, raised floral and leaf designs, and a banner
with “LE MERVEILLEUX” at the rear.
CONDITION: Fine, retaining 50% plus original blue finish with the balance a mottled brown with mild pitting. 80%
plus original nickel finish on the frame with some scattered patches of mild pitting. Grips are also fine with some
light fading and some chips at the corners. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3172
E.M. Reilly & Co. Cased Cane Air Rifle with Accessories - NSN, 8 mm cal., 20 1/2 inches bbl., black finish.
Edward Michael Reilly produced air guns and air canes in the mid-19th century, first with his father and then
independently, and was “overdone with orders” after exhibiting at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and publishing
“A Treatise on Air Guns, and Other Air Weapons” around 1850. The trade label inside the case has the Reilly & Co.
502 New Oxford Street, London address. The body of the cane is metal with knobs/thorns scattered across the
surface, which were popular on wood canes of the period. The lower section of the cane is fitted with blade and
notch sights and a key-like trigger mechanism (slightly worn original key included). The shaft of the cane has a
black enamel finish with bright grip cap. The cleaning rod is fitted with the ferrule for the threaded muzzle of
the cane for storing the rod within the cane when not in use. No visible maker’s marks are present on the cane
or accessories. Includes a hardwood case with trade label, pump with detachable handle, ball mold, cleaning rod
with ferrule, key, turnscrew, and lead balls.
CONDITION: Very good, retains most of the period applied black enamel finish on the shaft of the cane and the
grip showing mostly bright with a few scattered minor dings/dents. Mechanically untested. The case itself is
fine with some mild handling/storage wear and the accessories are fine or better with generally mild wear and
attractive antique patina.
Provenance: The Malcolm B. Troup, Captain, US Army, Retired Collection.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3176
Desirable Wm. W.
Marston Superposed
Three-Barrel Pepperbox
Pistol - Serial no. 2712, 32
RF cal., 3 inch fluted bbl.,
blue/silver finish, rosewood
grips. Manufactured c. 1864 to 1872, only around 3,300 of
these interesting, superposed pocket pistols were produced by
the Marston firm in New York. These three-barreled pistols were one of
a plethora of different designs of multi-shot pocket pistols that hit the
market in the mid to late 19th century, their demand spurred by high crime
levels, particularly muggings, in the rapidly expanding urban centers of the century. The
left side of the brass frame is marked with the standard five-line Marston address and patent
marking. The matching serial number is marked on the left side of the grip frame under the
grip, on the rear face of the barrel lug, and stamped inside both grip panels. The right side is
fitted with a selector knob numbered 0-3, which is used for barrel selection and as well as
indicating how many shots remain. A stationary three-prong extractor is also mounted on the
right of the frame with a single screw. It is fitted with a German silver blade front sight, sighting groove on top of
the barrel latch, and a pair of smooth rosewood grips.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 40% plus of the blue finish on the barrels, more concentrated in sheltered areas, with
the balance having thinned to mostly a grey patina. Traces of the original silver remain with the balance an
attractively aged patina on the brass. The grips are also fine with a minor crack in the right panel and some minor
handling marks. Mechanically functions, though the selector switch doesn’t advance.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3175
C.S. Shattuck Arms Co. Unique Four Shot Squeeze-Fire Palm Pistol -
Serial no. 50, 32 RF cal., 1 1/2 inch flat side bbl., nickel finish,
metal grips. This Unique four shot pistol was manufactured
on contract and sold by C.S. Shattuck Arms Co. (misspelled
“SHATUCK” on the side of the gun by contractor) of Hatfield,
Massachusetts. Follows inventor Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.’s
patent number 1,176,003 originally filed November 6th, 1915
and granted on March 21st, 1916. An example is photographed in Winant’s
book “Firearms Curiosa” and on pg. 82 it states, “There are four short barrels bored
in a solid steel block which drops for loading when a vertical catch is released. The
gun is gripped in the hand and fired by squeezing a sliding part which operates a
rotating firing pin.”
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% original nickel finish with some scattered light
scratches and scattered patches of mild pitting. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
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