**Remington Model 95 Double Derringer

.41 Rimfire. 3" barrel length. SN: 916. Blued metal finish mounting checkered hardrubber grips and fixed front blade with hinge rear notch sights. Two-shot over under derringer pistol with manually operated ejector. Top of the barrel marked in a single line REMINGTON ARMS CO ILION N.Y., consistent with examples produced after 1898.

More than 150,000 of these Model 95 "Over & Under" Derringers were produced by Remington between 1866 and 1935, spanning the range of "Antique" under Federal law to "Curio & Relic" for those guns made after 1898. As the majority of the production were only batch or assembly numbered and did not receive true "serial numbers", dating them by this system is essentially impossible. As a result these guns are typically dated by their barrel address types, locations and verbiage. All addresses that include "E Remington & Sons" are antique and essentially prior to the firm's first bankruptcy that resulted in their purchase by Hartley & Graham circa 1888. At that time the name was changed to "Remington Arms Company." Variations of the Remington Arms Company markings were used circa 1888-1911. Circa 1912 the addition of "U.M.C." for "Union Metallic Cartridge Company" appeared in the address. All Model 95s with "UMC" markings are post-1898 and are classified as Curio & Relic firearms by the ATF, not as antiques. The guns with "Remington Arms Co." markings from the 1888-1912 period are the most problematic to date accurately, as nominally half of that production is antique and the other half is not. As such, these guns are dated as accurately as possible with the available information but when they cannot be definitely proven to be pre-1898 antique firearms they are classified as Curio & Relic firearms to comply with ATF regulations and modern handgun laws apply.{C&R}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Good. Bores are Dark with pitting and patina throughout. Item appears to have been buffed with the barrel address and batch number both weakened though legible. Some scattered light pitting with brown patina forming in seams and in pitting. Grips show handling wear, scuffs, and checkering worn flat in places. Crack forming through left panel. Right panel is discolored, likely due to exposure to sunlight. Action cycles when operated by hand.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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