Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Rifled Pocket Percussion Pistol by R.P. Bruff - circa 1860 Japanese Documents and Books which is in very rough

which is in very rough condition

The grip is a great ribbed bone example

On at least six different occasions the battalion was forced to place artillery contingents dangerously close to its own positions in order to repulse penetrations and restore its lines

but it is of a different style than we usually see

At that point the three remaining divisions were commanded by generals Griffin

Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Rifled Pocket Percussion Pistol by R.P. Bruff - circa 1860 Japanese Documents and Books which is in very roughOriginal 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