Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 825
A RARE .32 (RIMFIRE) WILLIAM MARSTON THREE-BARRELLED DERRINGER, serial no. 138,

Product Details

A RARE .32 (RIMFIRE) WILLIAM MARSTON THREE-BARRELLED DERRINGER, serial no. 138,
circa 1865, with 3in. superposed tipping downwards to load barrels decorated with panels of scroll engraving, brass frame extensively covered with foliate scroll engraved decoration, and stamped 'WM. W. MARSTON / PATENTED / MAY 26 1857 / NEW YORK CITY / IMPROVED 1864', firing indicator on the left-side of frame, sheath trigger, with two piece rosewood grips, squared butt

Provenance: These unusual and interesting pistols were made circa 1864 to 1872, with a total production of 3,300



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Estimate £600-800

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament