EXTREMELY RARE & EXQUISITE J.M. JONES DERINGER PISTOL. Cal. 38. 3” Oct bbl. Jones was one of the very few black American gunsmiths. He worked in London, Ohio, in the mid-19th century but finished his career in Toronto, Canada. Doug Eberhart's book states that J.M. Jones was one of a handful of American blacks engaged in making guns in the 19th century. He ultimately moved to Toronto Ontario Canada. Jones pistols are condisered collector prizes today, they are so rare, with less than 10 known specimens. The workmanship on this pistol is almost beyond belief. Note the close up of the dog head engraved on the breechblock between the two gold lines & the extremely fine scroll-engraving elsewhere. The thumb plate and front sight are also gold. The trigger guard, escutcheons, forearm tip, sight plate, butt cap, and plate under the bolster are engraved with fine scrolls and leaves. There is a platinum plug in the bolster. The bbl started out oct but has been rounded off at the muzzle to look more like the Philadelphia product. “. J. M. JONES.” is engraved on the top of the bbl. The bbl is actual Damascus steel, not the simulated product used by Henry Derringer. Only a handful of these are known. CONDITION: Extremely fine with little wear. Slight thinning of the brown on the bbl. Lock, hammer, and breech plug have turned dark with only hints of case hardening colors showing. Stock shows minor dents and scratching with some light crackling to the varnish. Mechanically fine. This is considered one of the Rarest Deringers around. Formerly in the Dr. Joe Murphy Collection.
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