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Found this on an auction site. I was thinking of throwing a bid or two at it. What do you think is a fair price?
 

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Can’t tell for sure if it is an old gun or an artificially aged one
If it is old it is not an actual “real Deringer” because the original company spelled it’s name with a single “r”, and not two.
The style was widely copied and other makers were able to cash in on the original name.
 
You might be able to reshape the stock to address the issue in the trigger assembly area. Perhaps the tang bolt needs a trim, where it could be currently wedging the guard away from the trigger plate. Put some lipstick on it. ;)
 
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ain't worth more than $60 in current condition, this thing is a piss poor example of a derringer.

now if it were to be fixed up, sand and finish the stock, make a pin for the estucion, re-blue the barrel and the right nipple (that is a rifle nipple) it could go for $125-150. But even then that is a bit much for this pistol.
 
Cynthialee caught a major flaw with the pistol, The estucions for the barrel pin are too high on the stock to allow running a pin through them. I'd bet dollars to doughnuts there isn't a barrel pin in the stock. Don't shoot the gun. All that is holding the barrel in the stock is the tang screw. I got mine from a previous builder who had failed to install the barrel pin.
 
It'll sell for 125 or better.

The old CVA kits are going for 200-225.
I bid up to $135 for one on eBay last month that sold for $367 + tax & $20 for shipping! I've seen several unfinished CVA pistol kits going north of $300... I'll not be paying anywhere near that. Amazing what happens once long out of production stuff becomes collectable.
 
$40.00 is right on IMO. Good luck.

I had one years ago when they cost well under $100 and it was decent and fun for a few trips to the range but I am into accuracy so....
 
I have mine in a shadow box on the wall in my computer room. It is fine just where it is. I bought it for $25 and refurbished it. I don't have any desire to shoot it, but it looks great with my collection of jun... uh, stuff. Polecat
 
Cynthialee caught a major flaw with the pistol, The estucions for the barrel pin are too high on the stock to allow running a pin through them. I'd bet dollars to doughnuts there isn't a barrel pin in the stock. Don't shoot the gun. All that is holding the barrel in the stock is the tang screw. I got mine from a previous builder who had failed to install the barrel pin.
Common with kit built CVA guns.
 
I had no idea these things had inflated in price like that.

In that case, if you have the skills to fix it right and can get it for under $75 it would be worth an afternoon (maybe 2 if you milk it) of work then selling it at 3 times what you put into it. I am not seeing a drilled hole for the pin so the amount of repair in the estucion area isn't as bad as it could be. Making a pin is easy enough. Stock needs a lot of help, but it is small enough it shouldn't take long. Barrel can be stripped down, polished on a buff wheel then re-blued and look good again.
I used to buy single shot POS pistols and turn those sows ears into silk purses and sell them at a profit. While this is a real big sow ear, it has potential.
 
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