The Stephen L. Pistner Collection
The Stephen L. Pistner Collection
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Description
Fine Engraved and Gold-Inlaid Sharp's Patent Four-Barrel Deringer Pistol by Fabrica Euscalduna en Pl
Lot # 1 (Sale Order: 1 of 710)
Condition: Very good, barrels with aged patina to steel, the gold inlays excellent, excellent frame, ebony grips with repairs and small chips.
Notes: Fabrica Euscalduna, Placencia, Spain - 1860 -1873. See Der Neue Stockel, p. 355.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
Scarce Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Vest Pocket Derringer
Lot # 2 (Sale Order: 2 of 710)
Condition: Excellent. Retaining approximately 75-80% finish with scattered light wear and patina. Grips excellent. Action good.
Estimate: 3000 - 5000
Exceptional Factory Engraved London Colt Third Model Derringer
Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 710)
Condition: Excellent. Barrel retaining 98-99% finish with minor wear at muzzle and adjacent front of frame. Brass with light age patina. Grips with mellow age patina. A scarce London engraved example.
Estimate: 8000 - 10000
Scarce James Reid "My Friend" Knuckle-Duster Pocket Revolver, c. 1880
Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 710)
Condition: Fine to excellent as possibly refinished. Mechanism needs adjustment.
Estimate: 1500 - 2500
Patent Palm Pistol by Catello Tribuzio, Turin, Italy, c. 1890
Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 710)
Condition: Fine. Retaining approximately 80-85% finish with scattered light wear overall. Action needs adjustment or repair.
Notes: Illustrated on page 84 of Firearms Curiosa by Winant.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
Remington Over & Under Derringer
Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 710)
Condition: Very good as refinished. Retaining approximately 98-100% re-nickeled finish with light wear overall. Fine crack in left side of barrel hinge, Grips excellent but poorly fitted to gun. Action good.
Estimate: 400 - 600
Scarce Cased French Engraved No. 3 Squeezer Pistol by Galois
Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Retaining traces of blue finish and scattered age patina. Case with minor wear and patina.
Notes: Illustrated on page 83 of Firearms Curiosa by Winant.
Estimate: 3500 - 4500
Patent Palm Pistol by Chicago Arms Co., c. 1890s
Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 710)
Condition: Excellent to mint. Retaining approximately 95-98% finish with slight wear in evidence.
Notes: For discussion on this type pistol, see Firearms Curiosa by Winant, page 78.
Estimate: 2000 - 3500
Rare Boxed Patent Palm Pistol by Chicago Arms Co.
Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 9 of 710)
Condition: Excellent to mint. Retaining approximately 99-100% finish with a few micro scratches from storage. Tiny insignificant stain on right panel. Box showing age wear and discoloration. Minor scuffs to lid. Instruction sheet with oil stains.
Estimate: 3500 - 4500
Scarce French "Le Protector" Squeeze Pistol with Holster by Jacques Turbiaux, Paris
Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 10 of 710)
Condition: Very good as refinished. Retaining approximately 90-95% re-nickeled finish with scattered wear and scratches. One side panel chipped. Mechanically sound. Holster very good.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
Scarce Box of 6mm Cartridges for the French "Le Protector" Squeeze Pistol
Lot # 11 (Sale Order: 11 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Minor seam separations to box lid. Label is excellent with light wear. Cartridges good with minor age oxidation.
Estimate: 1000 - 1500
Scarce Frankenau's Patent Wallet-Mounted 5mm Pin-fire Revolver
Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 12 of 710)
Provenance: Sotheby's Los Angeles, The Funderburg Collection Sale.
Estimate: 3500 - 4500
Unique French Leather Billfold Percussion Pistol
Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 13 of 710)
Condition: Good. Billfold showing wear and age patina to leather; soiling of inner panels. Mechanism showing light rust and pitting, needing repair as it will not stay cocked.
Estimate: 3000 - 5000
Rare English Patent Flintlock Purse Pistol by Clemetshaw & Co.
Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 14 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Showing age wear and patina. Mechanism works well.
Provenance: Gordon Frost Collection
Estimate: 5000 - 7000
Fine Leather and Brass Double-Sided Wallet Cased Engraved Silver-Plated 7mm Pin-Fire Lefaucheux Revo
Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 15 of 710)
Condition: Excellent, two tiny dents at muzzle face, some minor light staining at grip escutcheon, excellent grips, case with some exterior wear though otherwise very good.
Notes: According to the Christie's catalogue entry, this revolver was originally furnished with a small note that is now lacking.
Provenance: Christie's East, lot no. 134, November 1999.
Estimate: 1500 - 2500
Rare Cased Pair of Philadelphia-Style Percussion Derringers by J.P. Lower, Together with Accessories
Lot # 16 (Sale Order: 16 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Both guns showing light wear and age patina. Front sight broken on one example. Wood with light wear and minor bruises. Case excellent with light age wear present. Lining with minor snags and wear. Accoutrements with age wear and patina.
Notes: John P. Lower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Denver, Colorado. Born 1833; apprenticed at Philadelphia to Joseph C. Grubb; independent after August 4, 1850. Lower made half-stock rifles [used J.H. Johnston barrels and George Golcher locks], percussion derringers. Made 6-shot, .32 rimfire, sheathed trigger revolvers marked with his name "W.L. Grant" or "D.D. Cone, Washington, D.C." until 1855 when Smith & Wesson sued for patent infringement. Lower came to Colorado in 1868. Became a partner of Carlos Gove in Denver in 1873 until 1876 when he opened his own shop, doing business at a number of successful locations: Blake Street, Larimer, Fifteenth and Champs. Died in 1917, at age of 84. One of the most famous of the Western gunmakers.
Estimate: 10000 - 15000
Unique Patent Bicycle Handlebar Pin-Fire Pepperbox Revolver by Hermann
Lot # 17 (Sale Order: 17 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Fore-end with minor crack repairs. Pistol mechanism functions well. Grip screw marred. Light wear overall.
Provenance: Funderberg Collection
Estimate: 3000 - 4000
Cased Frank Wesson Bicycle Gun with Accessories
Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 18 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Barrel with grey age patina and scattered light pitting and minor dents. Frame and grip refinished and showing minor wear and marks. Grips very good. Case with heavy wear and staining to interior. Exterior with age blistering to finish and dark age patina.
Notes: Pictured in Cane Curiosa by Katherine Dike, page 353.
Estimate: 3000 - 4000
Rare Engraved French Noel System 12-Shot Pill-Lock Turret Pistol, c. 1860-70
Lot # 19 (Sale Order: 19 of 710)
Condition: Good. Metal showing grey-brown age patina and light pitting. Grips with light wear.
Notes: See illustration #229 on page 203 of Firearms Curiosa by Winant.
Estimate: 3500 - 4500
Unique Unmarked 18th-Century Flintlock Belt Gun, c. 1775
Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 20 of 710)
Condition: Good. Metal showing scattered wear, pitting and patina. One screw missing from mechanism.
Provenance: Funderberg Collection
Estimate: 3000 - 5000
Brass and Silver-Inlaid Belgian 7mm Pin-Fire Revolver, Together With Cartridge Purse and Pouch, c. 1
Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 21 of 710)
Condition: Good, Retaining traces of blue finish, with aged patina overall, some pitting on left-side above grips, very good grips. Holster with wear and minor holes at muzzle area and near frame.
Estimate: 1500 - 2500
Rare French Single-Shot "Mouse & Dog" Percussion Pistol by Delvigne, Paris, c. 1835
Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 22 of 710)
Condition: Very good. Metal with age wear and grey patina. Grips excellent. Action very good.
Estimate: 3500 - 4500
Engraved Belgian Pin-Fire Pepperbox-type Revolver, Serial No. 3, c. 1870
Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 23 of 710)
Condition: Very good, some light marks and some small areas of light staining, excellent grips.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
Fine Gold-Inlaid Patent Under-Hammer Screw-Barrel Percussion Pistol by Gosset, Paris, c. 1840
Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 24 of 710)
Condition: Very good, with light staining overall, excellent wood.
Notes: Probably Louis Marin Gosset working in Paris 1822 - 1840. See Der Neue Stockel. p. 448 for a discussion of Gosset.
Provenance: Christie's London, lot no. 223, May 1994.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
Scarce and Unique Belgian Novo Folding-Grip Pocket Revolver by D.D. Oury
Lot # 25 (Sale Order: 25 of 710)
Condition: Excellent to mint with scattered light handling wear.
Notes: A similar revolver is pictured in Firearms Curiosa by Winant, page 250, plate 290.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500