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Guns International #: 103382413
Seller's Inventory #: 259319
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Guns International #: 103382413
Category - Pairs of Pistols - Antique
- Derringer Antique
CASED PAIR of ENGRAVED/SILVER Mounted Antique DERRINGER Percussion Pistols
Period Copies of Henry Deringer’s Famous Pistol
Description: CASED PAIR of ENGRAVED/SILVER Mounted Antique DERRINGER Percussion Pistols Period Copies of Henry Deringer’s Famous Pistol Here Ancestry Guns presents a Cased Pair of antique “DERRINGER” Marked Period Copies of Henry Deringer’s Percussion Pocket Pistol, made circa the 1850s-60s. 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 conditions are good. Both example have been refinished. Strong actions. Both bores are good for their ages with serviceable rifling. Each piece has average handling evidence on the stock and thins, stable, crack and dings. Legible markings. Lightly engraved locks, hammers and trigger guards. Acceptable grip checkering. The case and accessories are good. Both exampls are missing the forend tip. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrels are 2-3/4 inches. Calibers: Both .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. $4250 #259319 Antique: Yes Price: $4,250.00 Buy Now Pay with
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Guns International #: 103382413
Seller's Inventory #: 259319
Guns International #: 103382413
Seller's Inventory #: 259319
Guns International #: 103382413
Seller's Inventory #: 259319
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