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COLT, LONDON
A COMPOSED CASED PAIR OF .41 RIMFIRE VEST-PISTOLS, MODEL 'No3 THUER PATENT DERRINGERS', serial no's. 3436 & none visible
circa 1880, both pistols in identical finish with blued 2 1/2in. swing sideways barrels marked on the tops 'COLT', nickel-plated frames and smooth rosewood birdshead grips, both pistols with London proofs and retaining the majority of their finish in all areas; TOGETHER WITH an English market oak case expertly re-lined in red baize, compartmented in the English manner and containing the pistols together with a period oil-bottle and possibly original brass cleaning rod, the lid with later label for 'S. HAMMOND, 2 JEWRY STREET, WINCHESTER'.
Other Notes: For a similar composed cased pair of pistols see 'The Collecting of Derringers' by Eberhart, serial no's 38250 & 39046, retailed by H. Watson & Son
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Estimate £1,500-2,500