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Philadelphia Deringer Revolver AKA Philadel
Guns International #: 100636490 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Derringer Antique - Civil War Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: Seaside
Member Since: 10/11/15
State: Florida
Zip: 32952
Country: United States
Phone: 3218488428
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Check
Description:
For sale is a Civil War Era Philadelphia Deringer Revolver. It was taken to a local reputable gun appraiser. The following is the description from the appraisal for the gun:
Philadelphia Deringer
Appraised value and asking price $ 2,300.00
Manufacturer: Philadel AKA Philadelphia Deringer
Model / Type: # 7 small pocket derringer
Approx Manufacture Date: 1850 to 1870 Flowering Pineapple over
leaves and crest
Barrel: 2 ½ in 7 groove
Caliber: .41 Ball
Unique Features of the: #7 Deringer
Black walnut wood stock birds head style
German silver mountings, gold sidelock rest
Gold banded breech plug P marked
This model not made with ramrod
Condition:
This gun has some minor scratches on the upper barrel
The wood has some finish issues but has good solid lines
and checkering with no cracks or intrusions.
All metal showing original patina
Engraving very prevalent and discernable on hammer
sidelock and adornments
Bore is fair and lands are all visible
Lock and trigger mechanism is crisp and works well.
Estimated values of similar examples and references were gathered from Flaydermans, Standard Catalog of Firearms, South Carolina Military Museum, Civil War Collectables, and Guns International. Concluding that a respective estimate of this gun is $2,300.00. Adding the note that this is a model with the gold banded breech lug and other gold adornments.
Additional Information on the Philadel:
Philadel Single Shot Percussion Deringer
The Philadelphia Deringer was a small percussion handgun designed by Henry Deringer (1786–1868) and produced from 1852 through 1868. A popular concealed carry handgun of the era, this pocket pistol design was widely copied by competitors, sometimes down to the markings. All were single barrel pistols with back action percussion locks, typically .41" rifled bores, and walnut stocks. Barrel length varied from 1.5" to 6", and the hardware was commonly a copper-nickel alloy known as "German silver.” The back action lock was a later, improved design among locks, which had its spring and mechanism located behind the hammer, where it was thereby protected from dirt, fired cap residue, and gunpowder residue unlike earlier front action locks that had their springs and mechanism located directly in the path of such residue in front of the hammer, under the tube. It is estimated that 15,000 Pocket Deringers were made in all but the #7 being the last model of this style there were fewer than 5,000 were introduced while the Civil War was in full swing. Intriguingly enough, a left hand twist model of the #7 was used assassinate Abraham Lincoln, thus changing our country’s history forever. Truly a gun that changed the world.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Philadelphia Deringer
Model: #7 Small Pocket Deringer
Caliber Info: .41
Barrels: 2 1/2 in