These derringers were introduced in 1870 and totaled around 48,000 produced. The top of the barrel has a rounded blade front sight and "COLT" in large italic letters and the bottom of the barrel has small British proofs. The hammer is the early production "high" variant and it has the raised bolster on the forward bottom of the frame. The three-digit serial number is stamped on the left of the grip frame under the grip and hand marked inside each of the grips. Provenance: The George S. Lewis Jr. Collection

Very fine, retains 85% of the original blue finish and 30% of the attractively aged silver finish with the balance mostly an attractively aged brass and a small patch of light oxidation on the left of the barrel. The grips are fine with a glued crack in the left panel and a few scattered light handling marks. Mechanically excellent.