Original U.S. Civil War Era Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Lewis Gun The new MAAF organization retained

The new MAAF organization retained the original tri-force model adopted by the Casablanca Conference in creating MAC nearly one year earlier

Eventually the Patchett design won and the decision was made in 1951 for the British Army to adopt it

with slightly darker OD canvas trim

30-06 rimless cartridge

Original U.S. Civil War Era Philadelphia Pocket Percussion Pistol by DERINGER circa 1855-65 Lewis Gun The new MAAF organization retainedOriginal Items. Only One Available. It was a small percussion concealable pistol made by "DERINGER" that John Wilkes Boothe used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in 1865. By this action alone the name Deringer entered national mind and language of the United States being linked to " an Assassin's weapon". Now spelled with two consecutive "R"s the term DERRINGER is part of everyday life. So famous did Henry Deringer become