September 10-12, 2019 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/12/2019
Flayderman illustrates a similar gun but with a completely different stock configuration. Handle contour and configuration are not standard. Long barrel is properly marked. Lock of correct configuration but is unmarked. Walnut full stock has different configuration from example illustrated in Flayderman. Perhaps 56 of these were made for the State of Maryland. CONDITION: Barrel is good, mostly smooth patina. Small brass foresight as is proper for this model. Double neck cock, some minor pitting on pan and frizzen screws. Lock functions perfectly. Brass furniture with trigger guard corresponding to image in Flayderman. Stock has one chip forward of cock plate. A large depression is at the extreme right side of butt. Condition of lock is good and appears untouched. Original flint. One side nail screw has been replaced. Stock with old hand-worn patina and minor marks. A repaired split on one side does not detract. Bore is fair. This is an extremely rare pistol and the fact that it does not conform does not mean it is not an authentic Henry Deringer flintlock pistol.
Caliber/Bore
.55 Smoothbore