Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Scarce Early Intl Flare-Signal Co.
- Price realized
- $378
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $300
- Category
- Firearms & Militaria
- Sold
- July 11, 2024
- Sale
- SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns
Lot description
Flare signal gun marked at the left barrel "International Flare-Signal Co., Driggs-Faber System, Tippecanoe City, O. U.S. Patent 1712382" (c. 1929), double action, steel, checkered wood grips, lanyard ring, the 2.7/8" barrel with seven sides resting on a wide base, an internal rim lock with release lever at outside left allows for loading and unloading from the barrel muzzle, for shipping 7" x 5" x 2", 2.85lbs (158) Provenance: Collection of Billy Wayne Dickey, USN, (Texas, 1936-2022)
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.