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LOT 191
Cased Lebeda Engineering LLC Percussion Ring Parlor and Saloon
Pistol - NSN, 4.5 mm cal., 3/4 inch round bbl., nitre 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 five-
shot cylinder 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 an “Indian head” penny on the top
and a plaque on the bottom has the family history of master gunsmith
Francis C. Lebeda.
CONDITION: Very fine as custom made, retains 90% plus of the nitre blue
and the remainder is mostly bright brass with crisp engraving. Mechanically
appears to function as it should. The case is very fine with an attractive lightly aged patina.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 192
Lebeda Engineering LLC Pinfire Ring Gun with Case - NSN, 4.5 mm , 5/8 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 nitre 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 velvet wrapped jewelry style case with a small copper plaque detailing the family history of Czech Lebeda gunsmiths on the lid and contains a screwdriver and five pinfire cartridges.
CONDITION: Very fine as custom manufactured, showing mostly bright brass and retaining 95% plus of the original nitre blue finish. Mechanically excellent. The case is excellent with only the slightest handling/storage wear.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
194
Scarce E. Carlstrom Single Shot Sleeve Pistol in Blank/ Gas Cartridge Configuration - Serial no. 1229, 30 , 2 3/8 inch round bbl., blue finish. Developed in the 1930s, the sleeve pistol of Elmer Carlstrom of Chicago, Illinois uses a mechanism similar to many pen guns of the era, with a screw-mounted smoothbore barrel and a pre-cocked spring loaded striker for firing. Unlike a pen gun, the Carlstrom is normally equipped with a rifled barrel, a steel reinforced leather base, which straps to the underside of the user’s forearm, and a light cord that attaches to the trigger mechanism; depending on user preference, this line can be secured to a ring on the finger and automatically discharged when the appropriate hand is flipped upward, attached to a dummy cuff button to be pulled by the off-hand like this example, or other imaginative combinations. This example has been fitted with a smoothbore barrel that is choked at the muzzle, possibly the result of the original barrel being bored out, and appears to be configured for firing blanks or gas cartridges of some type. The left side of the metal plate that secures the pistol to the leather base is marked “PATENTED E. CARLSTROM CHICAGO/4852 S.MAY ST./U.S.A.”, with the right side additionally marked “1229”, and there is knurling on the cocking knob and barrel ring. Fitted at the front and rear of the base are blue and white cloth straps, with a pair of buttons on the front and a claw buckle on the rear. CONDITION: Fine as configured for blanks/gas cartridges, retains 40% of the original blue finish, primarily on the mounting plate, with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina. The leather and cloth components show some mild wear. Does not appear to cock properly, with the trigger mechanism appearing to function as it should. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 190
Lebeda Engineering LLC Ring Gun and Cane with Hand Grasp Case - NSN, 4.5mm Pinfire , 3/4 inch cluster bbl., nitre blue/ bright finish. 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 nitre 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”. The cane has a large copper disk shaped hand grasp that is a fitted case for the ring gun, the hardwood shaft is finished in black enamel and mounted with a small copper plaque detailing the family history of Czech Lebeda gunsmiths, and it has a copper tip. Included in the case/ hand grasp is a screwdriver, and five pinfire cartridges. Also includes a shipping tube. CONDITION: Very fine as custom manufactured, showing mostly bright brass and retaining 95% plus of the original nitre blue finish. Mechanically excellent. The copper case/grip, plaque, and tip on the cane show an attractively aged patina and the shaft retains most of the black enamel finish. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
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F.C. Taylor Fur Getter Single Shot Trap Gun - Serial no. 443, 22 LR , 5 1/2 inch round bbl., bright finish. Manufactured in the 1920’s. Brass frame and fixtures. The
basic concept of the Fur Getter
is to attract all manner of furry critters right to the muzzle of this contraption through the use of the baited hook, where they meet their demise by attempting to run away with said bait which in turn pulls the hook which is attached to the trigger. One period advertisement states it can kill any animal up to a wolf without causing any damage to the fur. Marked “TAYLOR FUR GETTER./F.C. TAYLOR FUR CO. ST. LOUIS. MO.” on the left side of the frame, 1914 patent date on the reverse. It shows standard features and is mounted on a swivel stake/screw for mounting in logs or other game-rich environments. CONDITION: Very fine overall, showing an attractively aged antique patina on the brass overall and the iron showing mostly a grey patina with a light speckling of scattered oxidation. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500