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Auction archive: Lot number 1286

Rare Factory Engraved Sharps 1A Derringer

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,800
Auction archive: Lot number 1286

Rare Factory Engraved Sharps 1A Derringer

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,800
Beschreibung:

.22RF, 2.5" barrel cluster, S/N 13165. Blued finish, silver-plated brass frame, fancy gutta percha grips. Standard C. SHARPS PATENT 1859 mark on left side of frame in a circle, with C. SHARPS PHILADA, PA. in a circle on the right side of the frame. Frame engraved with about 60% coverage in a New York style with flowing scrolls, feathery sprays, punch-dot shading and geometric boarders. The bottom of the grip has the remnants of an illegible script signature or set of initials. Fancy gutta-percha grips with foliate designs and flowing vines. A really lovely engraved Sharps pepperbox. Condition: Very good. Pistol retains none of the finish, the barrels have a smoky gray patina with some scattered minor surface oxidation and discoloration. Frame retains only the most minute traces of silver plating, but the engraving remains mostly crisp and clear with only some minor wear. Mechanically functional, good bores with scattered light pitting. Grips fine.

Auction archive: Lot number 1286
Auction:
Datum:
2 May 2018
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

.22RF, 2.5" barrel cluster, S/N 13165. Blued finish, silver-plated brass frame, fancy gutta percha grips. Standard C. SHARPS PATENT 1859 mark on left side of frame in a circle, with C. SHARPS PHILADA, PA. in a circle on the right side of the frame. Frame engraved with about 60% coverage in a New York style with flowing scrolls, feathery sprays, punch-dot shading and geometric boarders. The bottom of the grip has the remnants of an illegible script signature or set of initials. Fancy gutta-percha grips with foliate designs and flowing vines. A really lovely engraved Sharps pepperbox. Condition: Very good. Pistol retains none of the finish, the barrels have a smoky gray patina with some scattered minor surface oxidation and discoloration. Frame retains only the most minute traces of silver plating, but the engraving remains mostly crisp and clear with only some minor wear. Mechanically functional, good bores with scattered light pitting. Grips fine.

Auction archive: Lot number 1286
Auction:
Datum:
2 May 2018
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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