Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Pocket Percussion Pistol - circa 1860 Category_Receiver Top Cover They also use it for

They also use it for self defense

and no major tears or other damage

There are not really any signs of the carbine having been fired much during service

though the original stitching around the edge is unfortunately giving way

There is also a Political Leader's Achselschnur gold dress aiguillette attached to the jacket buttons and hung over the shoulder

Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Pocket Percussion Pistol - circa 1860 Category_Receiver Top Cover They also use it forOriginal 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