Guns International #: 103324857
Seller's Inventory #: 250226

Category - Derringer Antique - Antique Pistols - Percussion

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Derringer Antique
Antique Pistols - Percussion

CASED, ENGRAVED & SILVER Mounted Antique .43 DERINGER Pistol KILLED LINCOLN Henry Deringer’s Famous Pocket Pistol w/ACCESSORIES

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CASED, ENGRAVED & SILVER Mounted Antique .43 DERINGER Pistol KILLED LINCOLN

Henry Deringer’s Famous Pocket Pistol w/ACCESSORIES

Here we present an antique Cased, Engraved, and German Silver Mounted Henry Deringer Percussion Pocket Pistol, made circa the 1850s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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. 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 Civil War brought new technology to weapons and when sales of the Deringer pistol declined, Henry turned to the courts to defend his trademark.  Suits were brought against several of the imitators, but it was his successful 1863-70 case against A. J. Plate that set patent infringement history.  A District court awarded Deringer $1,770 in damages and issued a permanent injunction against Plate's use of the Deringer trademark. On appeal the California supreme court upheld the verdict.

The overall condition is very good. Strong action. Original finishes with a mixed patina. The bore has dimmed with serviceable rifling. Solid wood with less than average handling wear and sharp wrist checkering. Markings are legible. This example is engraved with nice floral designs. Good case and accessories.

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

Barrel is 2-3/4 inches.

Caliber: .43 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.        

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$3100

#250226
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,100.00
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