c1850s Antique HENRY DERINGER .44 CALIBER Percussion Pistol ENGRAVED Phila Henry Deringer of Philadelphia, PA Famous Pocket Pistol

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c1850s Antique HENRY DERINGER .44 CALIBER Percussion Pistol ENGRAVED Phila

Henry Deringer of Philadelphia, PA Famous Pocket Pistol

Here we present an antique Henry Deringer Percussion Pistol, made circa 1850s. Henry Deringer was a very successful Pennsylvanian gunsmith who started his own company in his early twenties, circa 1809. It was not until the 1850s that his prototypical “Deringer” percussion pistol became extremely popular. Once it did become popular, the basic design was copied in dozens of different shops. Not only was it copied, but Deringer’s good name was stamped on guns made by others, some of them not up to the quality standards of Deringer himself. The inventor was apparently very worried about protecting his good name, so he pursued and sued any of the counterfeiters that he could find and warned the buying public to beware of his spurious imitators.

The name “Deringer” often invokes certain historical event, characters or moments in film. Deringer’s name has become both a noun and a catch-all term. President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed with one of Henry Deringer’s pocket sized percussion pistols, the night John Wilkes Booth revenged the South at the Ford Theater. They conjure images of the California Gold Rush, as well as riverboat gamblers. These pistols were very practical for the time, being small and concealable and of large bore size.

This one includes a ramrod of its own as well as a percussion cap trap in the pommel of the grip. Initials “RMD” have been inscribed on the wrist placard.

The overall condition is very good. Excellent action. The bore is in nice shape for its age with strong rifling. Light handling wear remains on the stock. Legible markings.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 3-1/8 inches.

Caliber: .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2785
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