.44 caliber, 3.5" wedge retained flat-topped round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stock. Approximately 8" 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 is probably 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. Good bore, lightly oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered heavy pitting. Stock with a minor small crack in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
.44 caliber, 3.5" wedge retained flat-topped round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stock. Approximately 8" 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 is probably 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. Good bore, lightly oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered heavy pitting. Stock with a minor small crack in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
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