Colt Derringers & Pocket Pistols

Colt Number 3 Thuer Derringers .41 rimfire. Matched pair serial # 18571 and 18578. One has an excellent bore, the other has two pits in the bore. Both guns have 99% original nickel. One gun has 93-95 % original blue. The other has 60 % original blue and rest is nice blue-brown patina. One gun has perfect pearl grips and the other has a very small chip where the...

Colt 3rd model derringer. Excellent nickel Colt 3rd model derringer. Extremely sharp gun with 95% original nickel. Excellent grips and good bore. Avery high condition piece!  

Colt 3rd Model Thuer Derringer .41 Rimfire caliber pistol. Bore is excellent. Hammer has 100% case colors. Trigger has 99% blue. Gun has 99% original nickel. Grips have 99% original varnish. If you want a top notch # 3 Colt this is the one!

Colt 3rd Model Derringer. 75% of the original blue. 99% of the original nickel on the frame. Excellent grips. Good fire blue remains on all of the screws. Very fine gun!

Excellent Colt 3rd Model Derringer. Made in the 1870s – 1880s. 90% Original high luster blue. 90% of the original silver plating. All screws still have their fire blue. Grips are excellent. Superb example.

Colt New Line 1st Model .41 caliber revolver. Very fine gun with excellent original blue on barrel. Etched panel is very good and easily readable. Case colors are bright on frame. Wood grips are very good!

Colt House Pistol with etched barrel. Gun works perfectly. Bore is excellent and face of cylinder shows little or no evidence of having been fired. Grips are perfect. Gun has 98% original factory nickel. Very fine example.

Colt 3rd Model Derringer. Excellent condition with 98% of the original finish. Excellent grips. Fire blue remains on the frame Screw. Left hand side of the frame has the initials “F.J.C.” Good case colors remain on the hammer.

This is the so called "Pregnant frame" model 1st Type .41 rimfire caliber. Bore is rough. Grips are very good wood original varnish. Serial # 1235. Barrel has a blue brown patina. Action works fine.

Colt 3rd Model Derringer. Made in the 1870s – 1880s. This gun is transition model with the tight curl to the grip but the sloped hammer. Barrel has a gray mottled patina. Frame has no finish. Grips are good.

Early “Pregnant Frame” Colt 3rd Model Derringer. Early gun with the raised bolster on the forward section of the frame. Barrel has a dark gray patina. Grips are original but have some chips. This gun has seen a fair amount use.

Factory engraved with pearl grips. Bore is poor as are most early .22 caliber pistols as they shot corrosive ammunition and no one ever bothered to clean the bore. Good looking engraved Old Line!

Excellent Cased Pair of Colt New Line .38 Revolvers. Beautiful set of Colt New Line revolvers. One gun rates at 95% of the original nickel. The other gun rates at 99% of the original nickel. Both guns have beautiful grips. Case looks to be from a New York retailer. Very fine set!

Colt 3rd Model Derringer from Colt Museum Collection. Beautiful gun! 96-97% of the original nickel. Beautiful grips with all of the original varnish. Fire blue on all of the screws is still present. This gun was acquired by Colt Manufacturing Company Inc. for a planned museum that never came to fruition. This is the only letter for a 3rd Model Derringer we can...

Colt New Line .30 caliber revolver. Excellent condition with 97% of the original finish. Beautiful etched panel on the barrel. Grips are excellent. Comes with original leather holster.

Single-shot Colt derringer. The bore is good with good rifling and some pitting. The factory nickel is mostly intact aside from some flaking near the muzzle and the breech retaining approximately 85% of its finish. The grips are very good with some handling wear. Overall a good looking pistol.

Factory Engraved Colt New Line 22. Grips are excellent. Almost NIB. Nickel rates 99%. Gun is factory engraved. Gun comes with an original folded Broadside in the box. About as good as it gets for one of these!  

Antique Colt pocket revolver. The serial numbers on the rear of the cylinder match the barrel. The Colt address is perfectly visible. The action works perfectly. The frame is marked .38cal in small lettering. Grips are original and in perfect condition. Bore is excellent with only some minor shallow pitting. Due to the popularity of the gun in its day, it is rare to find an example like this...

Very fine etched barrel model. Metal has approximately 99% original nickel plating. Action works perfectly. Very good plus overall condition.

Thuer deringer manufactured in the 1870's. Metal has a gray and brown patina. Action works. Good overall condition.