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Posted: 5/19/2002 12:51:27 PM EDT
My mom gave me two Colt .22 short derringers that she's had for about thirty years. Someone in college owed her some money and gave these to her instead.
From doing a little reasearch on the net, it looks like these are reproductions made between 1959 and 1962. Sequentially serial numbered (66714D and 15D), came in a wood presentation case (which is not fairing too well however). Can anyone give me more info on these? Date of mfg? Blue book value? 
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Posted: 5/19/2002 1:01:40 PM EDT
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Your dates of production sound about right. My wife (at the time) gave me a set about 1960. I made the mistake of thinking they were shooters and essentially wore them out after a couple of boxes of .22s. As I recall, they were made out of zinc castings. Cute as decorators. Useless as shooters. Have no idea what they'd be worth now
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Posted: 5/19/2002 7:49:23 PM EDT
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Per R.L. Wilson’s “Colt, An American Legend”, derringers with a “D” suffix were made circa 1963. (Those with a “N” suffix were made about 1960-3 and those with a “DER” suffix were made 1970-3 and 1976.)
Per the NRA’s “Firearms Assembly 4”, this derringer was made with a zinc alloy frame and barrel. That is essentially all that either of these books say regarding these pistols. Sorry I couldn’t help more. |
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Posted: 5/19/2002 8:06:52 PM EDT
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I have a set of the Lady Derringers that I bought on impulse for $180. Info is hard to find, but I do see them for sale every once in a while, ranging from around $600 mint to $180 used (yeah, the ones I bought). Since mine had already been fired, I took them to the range. They are cute, but worthless to shoot.
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