The included Dinsmore Bros. Sporting Goods receipt dated May 4, 1927, indicates this pistol was sold to Sgt. Dan W. James of the police and lists the address as City Hall, Piedmont, California. It also states that the derringer was transferred to Miss Agnes F. James, his sister, serving in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Washington, D.C. Also includes a box with partial end label numbered to the gun, a name including "Frankie" on the bottom along with "11.00", and a cleaning rod. Grips unable to be removed due to spinning nut. Serial number taken from the barrel. Period sources indicate Miss James was a U.S. Army nurse during World War I and also chief nurse of the American Red Cross Military Hospital No. 112. She was noted as a 1st lieutenant and chief nurse when she was retired due to disability in 1936.

Very fine with original blue and minor wear. Mechanically excellent. The box is fair with a partial end flap, tape reinforcement, and moderate wear mainly along the edges.