Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2022 : Sale A1122 Lot 821
A RARE .32 (RIMFIRE) WILLIAM MARSTON THREE BARRELLED DERRINGER, CIRCA 1865, serial no. 1634,

Product Details

A RARE .32 (RIMFIRE) WILLIAM MARSTON THREE BARRELLED DERRINGER, CIRCA 1865, serial no. 1634,
with 3in. superposed tipping downwards to load barrels decorated with large panels of foliate engraving at both breech and muzzle, brass frame extensively covered with foliate scroll engraving, 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 £800-1,000

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