Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Scarce VK-24 Wood & Brass Flare Gun
- Price realized
- $953
- Pre-sale estimate
- $300 – $500
- Hammer price
- $750
- Category
- Firearms & Militaria
- Sold
- July 11, 2024
- Sale
- SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns
Lot description
U.S. Signal Pistol, double action, marked at the right brass frame "Van Karner, NY USA", marked at the left frame VK-M24", marked at the barrel top "U.S. & Forgn. Patents, 196", marked "46" at interior frame under barrel, marked "46" on right barrel lug, 4.3/8" brass barrel opens with slide at barrel top, good action, brass trigger, a little more than 50% of the gun is wood, the brass and wood with very light scratching, for shipping 5" x 10" x 1.5", 1.10lbs (233) *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.