Original U.S. Civil War Era Pair of Philadelphia Pocket Percussion pistols by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Royal Air Force It was initially introduced as

It was initially introduced as a black-powder cartridge in 1882 for small-game

all markings were long been removed

In 1840 the EIC began producing the world’s very first massed produced percussion muskets one of which later became known as the EIC Model “F”

Year of Manufacture: 1884

KOHLER with KOHLER 1943 written on back

Original U.S. Civil War Era Pair of Philadelphia Pocket Percussion pistols by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Royal Air Force It was initially introduced asOriginal Items. One Set Only. 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 that