Guns International #: 102664422
Seller's Inventory #: 240377
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Guns International #: 102664422
Category - Derringer Antique
- Antique Pistols - Percussion
NICE Liege Proofed ENGRAVED Antique DERINGER Style Percussion POCKET Pistol 1850s Self Defense Pistol w/GERMAN SILVER DECOR
Description: NICE Liege Proofed ENGRAVED Antique DERINGER Style Percussion POCKET Pistol 1850s Self Defense Pistol w/GERMAN SILVER DECOR Here we present an antique High Quality Belgian Copy of a Deringer Percussion Belt/Muff Pistol, made circa the 1850s. This single shot pistol would have fired a .40 caliber ball and was intended for self-defense. One could easily hook this to their belt, or a lady could hide it within her muff or purse. It is quite the attractive pistol, with its German silver accents and engraved hardware. 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. Here is what Charles Edwin Chapel had to say about the Deringer pistol: “For a man in a tight spot, with an armed enemy only a few feet away, a pair of single-shot Deringer pistols was more effective than the multishot pepperbox. You either got your man at the first or second shot—if, indeed, you were given the chance to fire twice—or you got a fast funeral. That heavy-calibered little gun was a man-stopper at short range, an effective surprise weapon, an “equalizer” with which many a gold-camp David permanently tamed the muscle-bulging, belligerent Goliaths of the frontier. Included in a man’s personal arsenal, the pistol was carried either as a principal weapon or as a reserve to be used when revolver, pepperbox or Bowie knife failed.” The overall condition is fine. Original case colors around the breech. Original finish on the barrel. Clear engraving. German silver décor. The barrel is Liege proofed. The action is excellent. The bore is in good condition with strong rifling. The stock shows some use and a small repair around the barrel wedge on the right side. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 4 inches. Caliber: .40 Percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1800 #240377 Price: $1,800.00 Buy Now Antique: Yes Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102664422
Seller's Inventory #: 240377
Guns International #: 102664422
Seller's Inventory #: 240377