Belt Buckle Pistol Deringer Double Barrel, pocket pistol, cast pewter, silver-gray, suitable for belts up to 40 mm wide
Belt buckle: Deringer Double Barrel
Beautiful buckle consisting of:
➤ Legendary Pocket Pistol ✓
➤ Double-barreled ✓
✚ Size approx. 19.5 x 8.5 cm
✚ Weight approx. 94 g
✚ Colors: Silver-gray
✚ Material: cast tin, alloy components: tin and copper
✚ Suitable for belts up to approx. 4 cm (40 mm) / 1 1/2"
The name refers to the American weapons manufacturer Henry Deringer (1786–1868), who developed a short, single-shot muzzle-loading pistol with percussion ignition. From 1835 to 1868, Deringer produced approximately 15,000 examples in Philadelphia in calibers from .33 (8.38 mm) to .51 (12.95 mm) and with barrel lengths from 1.5″ (38 mm) to over 4″ (102 mm). ). With such a Deringer in caliber .44 (11.18 mm), John Wilkes Booth shot US President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
