Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 U.S. Flags who made helmets for the

who made helmets for the British Military until 1943

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Year of Manufacture: 1846/55

There also looks to be an old repair to the barrel tang

Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 U.S. Flags who made helmets for theOriginal Items. Only One Available. It was a small percussion concealable pistol made by "DERINGER" that John Wilkes Boothe used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in 1865. By this action alone the name Deringer entered national mind and language of the United States being linked to "an Assassin's weapon". Now spelled with two consecutive "R"s, the term DERRINGER is part of everyday life. So famous did Henry Deringer become