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Percussion pistol
Manufacturer
Henry Deringer
InscriptionsPlatine : DERINGER / PHILADEL.
MarkingsCanon : DERINGER PHILADEL; mécanisme : DERINGER PHILADEL.
Date
1850-1870
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron, argentan; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Barrel: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Width: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Length: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.)
Weight: 0.2 kg (0.4 lb.)
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Object Number1992.1.114
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Gordon T. Howard
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