Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 British Antique Guns especially ones with markings like

especially ones with markings like this with great research potential

completely authentic example of a rare and desirable identifiable pattern Confederate D-Guard Bowie knife delivered to and issued by the Georgia State Arsenal in Milledgeville

6th Regiment and assigned to the provisional regiment

All three original liner retaining pins are intact and still retain some of the original paint

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 British Antique Guns especially ones with markings likeOriginal Items. Only One Available. It was a small percussion concealable pistol made by "DERINGER" that John Wilkes Boothe used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in 1865. By this action alone the name Deringer entered national mind and language of the United States being linked to "an Assassin's weapon". Now spelled with two consecutive "R"s, the term DERRINGER is part of everyday life. So famous did Henry Deringer become