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A FINE & RARE .41 (RIMFIRE) MOORE PATENT 'NO.1' (FIFTH VARIATION) FACTORY ENGRAVED DELUXE DERINGER

BY NATIONAL ARMS CO., BROOKLYN, SERIAL NO. 4471, CIRCA 1865-70

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A FINE & RARE .41 (RIMFIRE) MOORE PATENT 'NO.1' (FIFTH VARIATION) FACTORY ENGRAVED DELUXE DERINGER
BY NATIONAL ARMS CO., BROOKLYN, SERIAL NO. 4471, CIRCA 1865-70
With silver-plated signed sighted barrel engraved with scrollwork and an arrow on each side, gold-plated brass frame profusely engraved with scrollwork against a stippled ground, a flower-head, chequered panels and an eagle with its wings outspread bearing the American shield behind the hammer, retaining much original finish throughout
2½in. (6.4cm.) barrel

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Lot Essay

This very rare deringer is one of some 20 pairs of a very limited production run mostly found with serial numbers in the 3750-4339 range, although a single pistol with serial number 5216 has been noted. For examples with similar engraving please see L.D. Eberhart & R.L. Wilson, The Deringer in America, Vol. II, 1993, p. 123, fig. 250, and L.D. Eberhart, The Collecting of Deringers Manufactured by Moore, National & Colt, 2011, p. 19

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