Original U.S. Civil War Era Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Lewis Gun plastic liner has post-war adjustable

plastic liner has post-war adjustable leather and fabric head band and chin straps

The inner forehead section and headphone cups are lined with chamois leather

with slightly darker OD canvas trim

Star Shell

Original U.S. Civil War Era Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Lewis Gun plastic liner has post-war adjustableOriginal 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