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Posted: 10/7/2008 8:49:50 AM EDT
A couple of years ago my great aunt died and we found this in her house. The only words on are "Deringer" and "Philadel" that I took a picture of and "Deringer" and "philadel" on the barrel next to the percussion cap. Also there is a "P" marking on the left side of the gun on the barrel. Does anyone know how old this is and if it is possilbe to get it professionally restored?   |
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It will be really hard to identify unless you can find specific makers marks on it. Back then the word "Derringer" was like Kleenex. Everyone stamped small guns with the word Derringer. Hundreds of small shops made these little guns because they were cheap and easy to make. It was kind of like the top break S&W copies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Everyone made one so prices now range from worthless up to $2,000 for a real S&W 100% mint top break. It all depends on who made it. Remember that old doesnt equal valuable. You need to find makers marks on it. |
IIRC the true Philadelphia Deringers were only spelled with 1 'r', while copycats were spelled with 2. |
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