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SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns

Thu, Jul 11, 2024 11:00AM EDT
  2024-07-11 11:00:00 2024-07-11 11:00:00 America/New_York Austin Auction Gallery Austin Auction Gallery : SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns https://bid.austinauction.com/auctions/austin/special-day-1--the-billy-wayne-dickey-collection-of-flare-guns-15056
Important flare gun collection - Austin Auction Gallery is excited to offer the once in a lifetime collection of Billy Wayne Dickey, USN, (Texas, 1936-2022) to include US Civil War era flare guns, Japanese WWII Multi-Barrel flare guns and much more!
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Lot 1045

BRITISH NO 4 MK 1 FLARE GUN

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

British No.4 Mark 1* Long Barrel Signal Pistol, marked at left barrel with aforementioned model, left frame with broad arrow above trigger guard, left trigger guard with broad arrow and SN 30498, right trigger with "MMCL over 45 in circle" for the pistol manufacturer Molins Machine Co. Ltd", visible at right trigger guard "M.I.D.", underside of barrel in breech "M.L,D, over 35" (the MID and MLD are difficult to read and likely not correct,  they are likely the maker code or initials), and broad arrow, steel, 7.5" barrel, double action, top break, a button at upper left frame locks the trigger until pushed in, black checkered grips, lanyard hook, for shipping 7.5" x 12" x 2", 3.25lbs  (79)   *Provenance: Collection of Billy Wayne Dickey, USN (Texas, 1936-2022)

 

 

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