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Slotter and Company Silver Banded "Deringer" Pocket Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Slotter and Company Silver Banded  Deringer  Pocket Pistol

Estimate: $1000 - 1500
Though bearing several Deringer markings, the profile of the forearm and butt suggests this is actually the product of the Schlotterbeck brothers of Slotter & Company, made from 1860 to 1863 when a lawsuit from Deringer forced them to discontinue the markings. Silver finished brass blade front and notch rear sights, with "DERINGER/PHILADELA" and "P" on the silver band-flanked breechplug. Barrel marked with spurious Curry San Francisco Agent marks. The Deringer address is repeated on the scroll engraved lock, with scrollwork on the hammer, accent plate, reverse plate, trigger guard, inscription shield and butt cap, floral designs on the escutcheons and patch box door, and a pineapple finial. Checkered stock, with a Schnabel tip and checkered birds head butt.
BBL: 2 inch round
Stock:
Gauge: 40
Finish: brown/casehardened
Grips: walnut
Serial Number: NSN
Condition: Refinished, showing areas of artificial gray patina and a moderate amount of pitting, with a mixed gray on the hammer and lock and a few areas of brown on the furniture. Stock is fair as repaired, with a filled chip and cracks in the grip area, along with some mild handling marks overall. Mechanically very good.
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