.22RF Short. 2” octagon to round barrel. SN: 327. Blued barrel, silver plated brass frame, color casehardened hammer and trigger, smooth walnut bird’s head grips. No markings externally. Serial number under barrel and on left of frame under grips. The pivoting barrel, single shot, single action spur trigger pistol includes no sights. Similar derringers were produced by Ethan Allen & Marlin but this pistol does not appear to have been made by either of those companies.
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Condition
Very good. Barrel with traces of blue and smoky gray patina. Frame with no silver externally and a rich butterscotch patina. No external markings. Mechanically functional action. Fair bore is dark, dirty, heavily oxidized with no rifling visible. Grips very good, fairly crisp with some scattered marks.