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COLT Third Model “THUER” Single Shot .41 DERINGER 19th Cent HIDEOUT Self-Defense Pocket Pistol
Guns International #: 101299546 Seller's Inventory #: 190164
Category: Colt Pistols - Derringer - Derringer Antique
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
COLT Third Model “THUER” Single Shot .41 DERINGER
19th Cent HIDEOUT Self-Defense Pocket Pistol
Here we present a Colt Third Model Thuer Deringer in .41 Rimfire, also known as the New Model Deringer, made circa the 1870s. Colt manufactured 45,000 of these derringers from the 1870s to about 1912. 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 one features the short, high hammer spur of the earlier production. It comes in a period purse that its slips into nicely. A great vintage concealed carry set up for a woman!
The overall condition is good. The iron parts have a dark patina. The markings are clear. The rosewood grips are in great shape. The bore is fair with thin rifling remaining. The action is excellent.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 2-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .41 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$750
#190164
SOLD
Antique: Yes