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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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May 2, 2018 - May 4, 2018
.40 caliber, 2" wedge retained flat top round barrel with German silver bands at breech, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stock with cap box in butt. Approximately 5.25" in overall length. Back action lock with foliate scroll engraving, marked in two lines: DERINGER / PHILADELA, breech marked in the same fashion and with a "P" proof within a sunburst. Engraved German silver triggerguard with pineapple finial, the balance of the mounts engraved as well, including the shield-shaped wrist escutcheon. Not fitted for a ramrod.
Very good. Barrel retains some of the browned finish, with a lightly scattered surface oxidation and surface crust. Mechanically functional, good bore, oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered pitting. Stock with scattered bumps and dings and a small crack on the reverse at the lock screw. A larger repaired crack is present behind the tang with some wood filler added.
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