Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Pocket Percussion Pistol - circa 1860 Other European Militaria Springfield began the Model 1812

Springfield began the Model 1812 improvements in 1814

however there is a fin stabilizer assembly and a “cup” on the bottom to better create a seal

The thick leather body is mostly solid

One of three cylindrical variations designated as the M560

Original U.S. Civil War Era Silver Mounted "Philadelphia Deringer" Style Pocket Percussion Pistol - circa 1860 Other European Militaria Springfield began the Model 1812Original 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