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ORIGINAL Pre-CIVIL WAR Antique DERINGER Pistol
Guns International #: 100822940 Seller's Inventory #: 21694
Category: Derringer Antique - Antique Pistols - Percussion
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Number of Active Listings: 1469
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
ORIGINAL Pre-CIVIL WAR Antique DERINGER Pistol
Henry Deringer of Philadelphia Engraved Hideout
Here we present an antique Henry Deringer Percussion Pistol, made circa 1850 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 hundreds of different shops. Not only was it copied, but Deringer’s good name was stamped on guns made by others, many 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 tried to warn the buying public to beware of his spurious imitators.
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.
This specimen is in very good condition. It is nicely engraved throughout. “Deringer/Philadela” is marked on the lock and the top of the barrel. All markings are clear and legible. The walnut stock is in very good condition with sharp checkering. There is a fractured sliver just behind the lock plate that has been solidly repaired. The bore and the action are both in fine condition.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 2-3/4 inches in length.
Caliber: .41 percussion
The bore and action are both fine.
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Here is an original Henry Deringer Pistol for your collection.
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$1600
#21694
SOLD
Antique: Yes