Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Sedgley Tear Gas Gun
- Price realized
- $567
- Pre-sale estimate
- $600 – $800
- Hammer price
- $450
- Category
- Firearms & Militaria
- Sold
- July 11, 2024
- Sale
- SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns
Lot description
Sedgley Tear Gas Gun, double action, obscured patent number at left frame, serial number at left barrel lug "5470". appearing again at interior of left frame, and again at frame butt next to the lanyard ring, the hardwood stock with remnants of the previous owner, the upper line not readable, the lower line "Police" (consignor's documents state "Louisiana"), the steel barrel and lower frame in black paint, the aluminum frame in yellow paint with the checkered diamond form and centered "S" on both sides of grip, the butt with a "Hawkins" recoil pad, paint loss, good action, for shipping 8" x 27" x 2.5", 5.75lbs (163) *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.