.45 caliber, 3.125" wedge retained flat top octagonal-to-round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stocks. Approximately 6.75" 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. German silver triggerguard with pineapple finial, the balance of the mounts not engraved, shield-shaped wrist escutcheon. Fitted with a wood ramrod that might be a replacement. Condition: Good. Barrel retains no finish, with a dark brown, deeply oxidized patina and some minor scattered surface pitting. Lock with matching patina. Mechanically functional, good bore, oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered pitting. Stock with some minor repairs to small cracks in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
.45 caliber, 3.125" wedge retained flat top octagonal-to-round barrel, no S/N. Browned finish, German silver mounts, checkered walnut stocks. Approximately 6.75" 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. German silver triggerguard with pineapple finial, the balance of the mounts not engraved, shield-shaped wrist escutcheon. Fitted with a wood ramrod that might be a replacement. Condition: Good. Barrel retains no finish, with a dark brown, deeply oxidized patina and some minor scattered surface pitting. Lock with matching patina. Mechanically functional, good bore, oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered pitting. Stock with some minor repairs to small cracks in the forend and showing light to moderate handling marks.
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