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Offline G0ALY

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Grandpa’s little gun…
« on: December 23, 2008, 12:02:00 PM »
No!… It’s not what you think!…


Howdy all,
I was going through a cigar box of things I had received from my Grandfather (who passed away over 25 years ago) and ‘rediscovered’ the little derringer he had given me. It’s marked “XPERT PAT. SEP. 23 1878” on top of the barrel. The holster appears to be dear skin.

A quick Internet search tells me it was made by Hopkins and Allen in the 1870s.

It’s a neat little piece. I may have to make a deep shadow-box picture frame and display it on my den wall.


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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2008, 12:06:57 PM »
Wow, I don't know anything about that type of gun but what a find! Very cool.
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Offline Roundeye

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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2008, 01:44:32 PM »
Very cool. :aok  That would make an excellent display piece.  What caliber is it?

My father has an old gun that his uncle brought back from Germany in WWII.  It's a Hungarian "Femaru" Model 37M.  Models were made under Nazi occupation and the Luftwaffe placed an order for them.  It's like this one....

I like old and unique guns.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2008, 02:17:47 PM »
Quote from: Roundeye on December 23, 2008, 01:44:32 PM
Very cool. :aok  That would make an excellent display piece.  What caliber is it?

It’s a .22 short.
I found this value guide (online) in the “2008 Standard Catalog of Firearms”. I must say I was surprised!


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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2008, 02:32:45 PM »
I have always seen the market value of guns to be an insult when pricing heirlooms. They just cannot give me enough to cause me to want to part with family guns.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2008, 02:54:35 PM »
Quote from: Chalenge on December 23, 2008, 02:32:45 PM
I have always seen the market value of guns to be an insult when pricing heirlooms. They just cannot give me enough to cause me to want to part with family guns.

This little gun isn't going anywhere!

I also have my Grandfathers, and my Fathers wedding rings. Oddly, we all had the same size hands. (I lost my wedding band some time ago, so I wear my Dads. Now that I have rediscovered Grandpas (with the gun) I may wear it on special occasions.) Someday, the rings, the little gun, and a few other treasures will be passed down to my daughter or grandchild.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2008, 02:55:50 PM »
Quote from: Chalenge on December 23, 2008, 02:32:45 PM
I have always seen the market value of guns to be an insult when pricing heirlooms. They just cannot give me enough to cause me to want to part with family guns.

That's a good thing.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2008, 06:33:20 PM »
I just cleaned up a 1907 Hopkins and Allen 38 called a Safety Police top break design for a buddy of mine.  Unfortunately for him, its not worth all that much even though its in great shape.  H & A had a bad reputation for their guns not being very reliable.  This 38 in particular got out of time after just a short amount of use,

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hopkins_and_Allen_Safety_Poli ce_Revolver_1534.jpg

his gun was in better shape than this one pictured from WIKI.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2008, 11:54:35 AM »
Hungry,

That looks very much like the S&W break tops.
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Re: Grandpa’s little gun…
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2008, 12:47:35 PM »
Goaly, your grandpa gamble?
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