Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2020 : Sale A1220 Lot 813
COLT, USA A .41 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT VEST PISTOL, MODEL COLTS No1 DERRINGER, serial no. 559,

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COLT, USA
A .41 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT VEST PISTOL, MODEL 'COLT'S No1 DERRINGER', serial no. 559,
probable first year of manufacture circa 1870, with iron 2 1/2in. barrel, the top-flat signed 'COLT'S PT FA. MFG CO. HARTFORD CT USA' and 'No1', applied nickel crescent fore-sight, London proofs, open scroll engraving to breech sides and action body, one-piece receiver with integral grip chequered in oval panels, central hammer and spur trigger (return spring at fault)

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Estimate £300-500

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