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CASED COLT THUER DERINGER .41 Hideout Nickel & Blue Riverboat Gambler Antique Late 1800s HIDEOUT Self-Defense Pistol
Guns International #: 102738859 Seller's Inventory #: 228604
Category: Colt Pistols - Derringer - Handguns - American Pistols
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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:
CASED COLT THUER DERINGER .41 Hideout Nickel & Blue Riverboat Gambler Antique
Late 1800s HIDEOUT Self-Defense Pistol
Here we present a antique Cased Colt Third Model Thuer Deringer, also known as the New Model Deringer, made circa the 1880s. During this span, Colt manufactured 45,000 of these deringers. The serial number series ran from 1 to 45,000, though the yearly production numbers are not known. 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.
The overall condition is fine. Original blue and nickel finish with rosewood grips. Fitted case with cleaning rod and space for cartridges. The action is excellent. The bore is very fine, bright with good rifling. The grips are solid. The small leather covered case is in fine shape with a metal cartridge holder. The case measures approximately 5-3/8” x 3-3/8” x 1-3/8”. This is a super neat little set!
Barrel is 2-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .41 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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#228604
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Antique: Yes