WM. W. MARSTON, USA AN EXTREMELY RARE .32 RIMFIRE THREE-SHOT PISTOL, MODEL '4IN. ENGRAVED DERRINGER', serial no. 18, for circa 1864, with hinged moulded vertically stacked 4in. three-barrel group with strong traces of silver plating, engraved band at muzzle and open arabesque scroll engraving at breech-end, small applied crescent fore-sight, blued rotating dove-tailed locking catch with central sighting groove mounted to top of the brass receiver, the side with full American scroll coverage around the details 'WM. W. MARSTON PATENTED MAY 26 1857 NEW YORK CITY IMPROVED 1864' on the left hand face and blued rotating barrel selector on the right, both sides with traces only of silver plating, spur trigger, external colour hardened hammer, brass grip-straps fitted with period mother-of-pearl grips and further engraving along the back-strap, traces of blued finish to the small iron parts. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
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COLT, USA A RARE .41 RIMFIRE SHORT-BARRELLED FOUR-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 'COLT'S HOUSE' or 'CLOVERLEAF', serial no. 2272, for 1871, with 1 1/2in. octagonal barrel signed 'COLT' on the left hand side, applied nickel crescent fore-sight, solid brass frame with unsigned sighting groove to top-strap (slight traces of silver plating), four-shot fully fluted cylinder with ejector contained within cylinder axis pin, exposed hammer and spur trigger and smooth walnut birdshead grips, traces of blued finish to iron parts. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
AMERICAN ARMS CO., USA A RARE .41 RIMFIRE TWO-SHOT POCKET-PISTOL, MODEL 'DOUBLE DERRINGER', serial no. 279, circa 1870, with manually turned over-under 2 5/8in. slab barrels with a short broad flute towards the muzzle and a blind oval flute towards the breech, the top of one barrel marked 'AMERICAN ARMS CO BOSTON MASS' and 'PATENTED OCT 31 1865 - JUNE 19 1866' on the other (both rubbed, traces of silver plating) slab-sided brass frame with exposed hammer and spur trigger and flat-based walnut grips. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
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