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English RETAILER Marked COLT “Thuer” Deringer
Guns International #: 100972583 Seller's Inventory #: 21758
Category: Colt Pistols - Derringer - Colt Pistols - Antique
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
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Description:
English RETAILER Marked COLT “Thuer” Deringer
19 & 20th Cent HIDEOUT Self-Defense Pocket Pistol
Here we present a Colt Third Model Thuer Deringer, also known as the New Model Deringer, made circa the 1890s. In 1870 Colt’s purchased National Arms Company and began producing a Deringer pistol based on its design. This became Colt’s First Model Deringer and it was Colt’s first single shot pistol. It was followed in quick succession by a very similar pistol, called Colt’s Second Model Deringer. Both of these pistols were chambered for .41 rimfire and featured a barrel that rotated counter-clockwise for loading and unloading.
In the same year, a Colt employee, F. Alexander Thuer, patented an altogether different design. His Deringer had a barrel that pivoted to the right on a vertical axis for loading and unloading. Instead of using a manually operated latch to open, his used a very positive, spring-loaded catch and detent that did not require anything but a firm twist of the barrel. This spring-loaded catch also acted as an automatic ejector, which was very handy for a single shot self-defense pistol. These were sold alongside the other two models as the Third Model Deringer, but are now known to many as the Thuer Model. The Thuer was far and away the most successful of the three. These were very refined, very handy conceal and carry pieces all the way through 1912, when semi-automatic firearms took the lion’s share of the market.
This example is a Thuer that was made for the European market. It bears British proof markings, as well as the markings and address of the firearms retailer in fancy script “F.T. Baker. 88. Fleet Street London”. In 1857, Frederick Thomas Baker became the owner of the business that Thomas Kerslake Baker (likely Frederick’s father) established in 1838. They had locations at one point or another at #1 Stone-Cutter Street, Bury Street, 88 Fleet Street and 21 Cockspur Street.
The overall condition is very good. The blue finish on the barrel is 90%+ and a small amount of nickel remains on the brass frame. The markings are clear and legible. The grips are solid. The bore is in good condition and the action is fine.
This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic. Compare to $1750 elsewhere!
Barrel is 2-1/2 inches in length.
Caliber: .41 rimfire
The bore is in good condition and the firing mechanism is functional.
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Here is a very interesting relic of British self-defense.
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$1000
#21758
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes