Engraved Derringer a real piece of Art!

[dingus]

I got this Derringer today and i am impressed how well the engraveing is done.
Hamada & Sons did this in the 1890s aparently.
Its just a beauty of a gun with strong springs and tight lock up.
I never seen one of theses so nice.
Im keeping it for now its a Perscribed antique and theses are great fun to shoot.
I use reloadable Dixie cases for the 41 Rf and also have a couple full boxes of navy arms ammo.
Lotsa fun collecting theses.
I have 3 now

 

[tonyg]

Very nice . Bling can make a simple object into art.....

 

[mlehtovaara]

Where do you find these things?

I really need one!

BAD!

 

[fishouttawater]

I am truly jealous...

 

[vagrantviking]

Very pretty! Nice find.

 

[goosehd]

Very nice find! Let us know how it shoots.

 

[dingus]

I got them at the gettin place

This one here is also a beauty.
Im waiting on it im gona sell a few of theses down the road abit as i only need one or two.
I think i will keep the engraved one and this nickled one to. i do have a thrid Nickled one with a two line barrel address that works ex.

They all shoot about the same. my nickled one i can shoot a basket ball every shot off the top of a post at about 15 ft

 

[bob ford]

fantastic Derringer ,looks like a New-York style engraving

 

[dingus]

fantastic Derringer ,looks like a New-York style engraving

I dont know anything about Engraveing or engravers.
The seller claimed the engraver was Hamada & sons which i think is japanese.
They engraved alot of the nice S&W NM # 3s you see sold at action for big bucks.
Id like to know more about the engraver but theres little info i could find other than they started in 1895 or so.

 

[Win 38-55]

Very nice example!

 

[UncleMax]

Hamada & Son is a Japanese gunmaker and engraver in Tokyo, and did a fair bit of engraving for the US military stationed there. While the father started it in 1895, it is still currently in operation, after he handed the reins to his son in 1977. They specialize in custom high-end game and target guns, but obviously have done other work.

www. hamada-and-son.com

Their website, while not so English-friendly, does offer some interesting image examples of their earlier artwork.

UncleMax

 

[dingus]

Hamada & Son is a Japanese gunmaker and engraver in Tokyo, and did a fair bit of engraving for the US military stationed there. While the father started it in 1895, it is still currently in operation, after he handed the reins to his son in 1977. They specialize in custom high-end game and target guns, but obviously have done other work.

www. hamada-and-son.com

Their website, while not so English-friendly, does offer some interesting image examples of their earlier artwork.

UncleMax

Thanks for that info, its more than i could find .

 

[Musketfire]

Ive never fired anything like that -yet-


What a lovly little stinger.

I got this Derringer today and i am impressed how well the engraveing is done.
Hamada & Sons did this in the 1890s aparently.
Its just a beauty of a gun with strong springs and tight lock up.
I never seen one of theses so nice.
Im keeping it for now its a Perscribed antique and theses are great fun to shoot.
I use reloadable Dixie cases for the 41 Rf and also have a couple full boxes of navy arms ammo.
Lotsa fun collecting theses.
I have 3 now

 

[UncleMax]

Thanks for that info, its more than i could find .

My pleasure; it was great to see that lovely find, and it is a fine marriage of art and functionality. If we weren't separated by a few provinces, I would have loved to see it in person.

The photos are most appreciated.

UncleMax

 

[MauserMike]

Man those derringer bullets are weak. Powerful weak! (Simpsons LOL)

http://springfieldfiles.com/sounds/CABF17/397.mp3

 

[dingus]

Man those derringer bullets are weak. Powerful weak! (Simpsons LOL)

http://springfieldfiles.com/sounds/CABF17/397.mp3

Not if you reload your own
I find the 41 RF navy stuff is not to bad if you get a good box thats fresh stuff.
At close range that is.
which theses guns are intended for they would do some damage.
There little hinges are week but they dont break from shooting they break from droping the guns while open reloading them.
Once the guns are shut they can take a hell of a strong load as there chambers are like a rolling block pistol very thick.
Its the infection that killed most people in the 1800s from the dirt and filth in the bullet lube.
When i was in Ausi and Abroignal freind of mine told me in the old days they would thrust there spears into the body of a decaying flesh/ carcase full of maggots so when the spear tip broke off in your victom the ifection was sure to kill him.