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VERY SCARCE ARROW AND STAR MARKED MOORE DERINGER

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The Moore deringer was the first of the large caliber metallic cartridge deringers according to Flayderman. They were made by the Moore Patent Firearms Company in Brooklyn from about 1860 to 1865 when the company was taken over by the National Firearms Company, who made them until 1870 when that company was in turn taken over by Colt, lending the pattern a Colt collecting interest as well. This is one made by the original Moore Pat. Fireams Company and is serial numbered on the underside of the barrel 2841, putting it about halfway through their estimated 6,000 pistol production run. This is the company’s standard pattern, with silvered brass frame, but bears a long, feathered arrow pointing at a small star on each side of the barrel, which Flayderman notes as “a very scarce variant” and “worth premium.”

The barrel is rounded on the lower half and then tapers up in straight lines to the edge of a top barrel flat that narrows to a point at the muzzle, just forward of the front sight, giving it a somewhat tear-drop look when viewed from the business end of the barrel. The left and right sides of the barrel are engraved with small floral scroll on the lower rear, and have a narrow borderline running along the upper edge, terminating in a small scroll below the sight also. The arrow and star are engraved on both sides of the barrel about midway down, just above the bore line. The frame, including the spur trigger frame, is engraved with floral scrolls on a dotted ground and rococo oval cross-hatched panels, with a shield-shaped one down the back of the grip, along with a small geometric square and diamond forward of the hammer and base of the grip. Even the screwheads are incised with stars.

The pistol rates very good for condition, retaining about 50% of its silver plating, showing expected areas of wear from handling on the grip, and good markings. The top flat of the barrel is sharply stamped, “MOORE’S PAT. F. A. CO. BROOKLYN. N.Y.” with a slightly wavy border line running parallel to the edges and around the front sight. The underside of the barrel is marked “PAT FEB 24 1863” lengthwise and serial numbered “2841” crosswise, closer to the breech. The markings on the underside of the barrel are fully legible but a tad tougher to make out from some freckling and slight flaking of silver.

This deringer has a lot going for it in terms of date and condition, the arrow engraving, and early west associations.  [sr][ph:m]

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