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Antique E. Allen Co. Single-Shot Derringer

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD
Antique E. Allen  Co. Single-Shot Derringer
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Antique E. Allen & Co. Single-Shot Breechloading Spurtrigger Derringer, 1st Model, #24, .41 RF cal., 2.5'' round-to-octagonal barrel with small blade front sight, marked ''E. Allen & Co. Worcester, Mass./Allen's Pat. Mch. 7, 1865'' on top, pivots to side for cartridge loading/auto extraction; iron frame has integral spurtrigger sheath and gripstraps; two-piece varnished walnut grips. Mfg'd 1865-71, originally with full-blued finish. Condition is very good. Barrel retains much glossy, deep blue on round section, especially underneath, and good traces elsewhere mixed with smooth gunmetal gray; frame shows no original finish, but is smooth gunmetal gray; all edges and markings are sharp. Grips are sound and smooth with 96% original finish. Action is tight and crisp; bore is clean with light frosting toward breech and sharp rifling; barrel hinge is sound. Only about 2,000 of these distinctive derringers were mfg'd. 150 years ago, making them quite scarce today. Est.: $700-$900. (Antique)