GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
CASED PAIR GOLCHER & KAYE DERRINGERS.GOLCHER & KAYEDERINGERNSN45Cal 45. This exact pair of cased guns is pictured on pg 75 of Wilson & Eberhart The Deringer in America. This unique set of guns are marked on the locks & bbl "GOLCHER & KAYE/PHILADA". According to Eberhart, the guns are circa 1855. Bbls measure 4-5/16", including breech, and measure about 8-1/2" overall. Bore is about 50 caliber with 7 lands & grooves. If you want the only pair of Golcher & Kaye derringers this might be your only chance. PROVENANCE: Maurie S. Fox Collection; Dave Stewart Collection. CONDITION: Guns are very good overall. Metal is gray/brown overall with areas of staining & pitting. Markings on lock and bbl are clear and discernible. One lock marking shows a ghost of a second mark due to a rebound of die strike. German silver mountings are fairly well fit with brazed repair to one "pineapple" shaped finial in front of trigger guard. Both stocks show minor glued restoration. Traces of orig varnish are seen on both guns. Engraving on various parts is all done in the exact style but is not exactly copied on each gun. The accompanying after market case is brown leather veneer over wood and metal and is the same case shown in Eberhart. Flask shown in Eberhart has been replaced by a different one as can be seen in comparison of photographs. 49564-2 JS28 (12,500-22,500)