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Reising Mfg It's a Bear .22 LR Semi Auto Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Reising Mfg It's a Bear .22 LR Semi Auto Pistol
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Offered for sale is a Unique Reising Mfg. It's a Bear .22 LR Semi Auto Pistol. The pistol features a 6 3/4" tapered barrel, one 12 round magazine, hard rubber grips, tip up barrel design, and blue'd finish. The Reising pistol was the product of the fertile mind of Eugene G. Reising, a design engineer employed by Colt in the very early twentieth century. Reising worked directly for John Browning during the development of the 1911 pistol. Leaving Colt and venturing forth on his own, he received a patent for a new .22 pistol on May 16, 1916, and formed the Reising Arms Company in Hartford, CT in 1920, moving it to New York City in 1922. Reising obtained an updated patent (U.S. Patent #1395141) on his .22 pistol on October 25, 1921, and his factory proceeded to produce approximately 5,000 of these handguns. The pistol’s popularity was evidently not strong enough for the company to maintain financial solvency, causing it to close its doors in 1924 after only four years of production. The pistol shows good condition, with slight wear and signs of use. The mechanics are smooth and tight. The bore is bright wit hstrong rifling. This is a Curio & Relic firearm. FFL transfer or NICS background check required. The serial number is 11005.