.45 caliber, 4" wedge retained flat-topped round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stock. Approximately 8.25" in overall length. Back action lock with foliate scroll engraving, marked in two lines: DERINGER / PHILADELA, breech marked in the same fashion and with "P" proof within a sunburst. Engraved German silver triggerguard with pineapple finial, other mounts with light engraving as well, shield-shaped wrist escutcheon. Fitted with a pewter tipped wood ramrod that might be a replacement. Condition: Good to near very good. Barrel retains no finish, with a medium pewter gray patina, with scattered areas of darker surface oxidation and discoloration. Lock with a darker patina. Mechanically functional, but the mainspring feels weak or cracked. Fair bore, heavily oxidized with weak rifling and evenly scattered heavy pitting. Stock with some minor repairs to small cracks in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
.45 caliber, 4" wedge retained flat-topped round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stock. Approximately 8.25" in overall length. Back action lock with foliate scroll engraving, marked in two lines: DERINGER / PHILADELA, breech marked in the same fashion and with "P" proof within a sunburst. Engraved German silver triggerguard with pineapple finial, other mounts with light engraving as well, shield-shaped wrist escutcheon. Fitted with a pewter tipped wood ramrod that might be a replacement. Condition: Good to near very good. Barrel retains no finish, with a medium pewter gray patina, with scattered areas of darker surface oxidation and discoloration. Lock with a darker patina. Mechanically functional, but the mainspring feels weak or cracked. Fair bore, heavily oxidized with weak rifling and evenly scattered heavy pitting. Stock with some minor repairs to small cracks in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
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