Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 U.S. Flags - Certain infantry divisions were

- Certain infantry divisions were raised as "light infantry divisions" (leichte Infanterie-Divisionen) in late 1940

Inside of this is a machine embroidered tri-color cockade

Year of Manufacture: 1846/55

and the securing loop can be unfastened to remove the scabbard

Manufactured by various American Companies

Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Deringer" Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol circa 1860 U.S. Flags - Certain infantry divisions wereOriginal 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