(A) NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE RETAILED HENRY DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOL.

(A) NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE RETAILED HENRY DERINGER PERCUSSION PISTOL. Scarce Nashville retailed Henry Deringer Pistol, made circa the late 1850s to the early 1860s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. W. H. Calhoun was a silversmith and merchant in Nashville, Tennessee during and well before the Civil War. Calhoun did not make guns himself. This example is marked “MAN’D FOR / W.H. CALHOUN / NASHVILLE, TENN” on top of the barrel flat along with “AGENT” marked under "CALHOUN”. Calhoun was one of seventeen authorized agents for Henry Deringer selling his famous pocket pistols. This example features scroll engraving on the lock and breech, a "P" on the upper left flat of the breech, and a checkered walnut stock with German silver accents and foliate engraving. CONDITION: The barrel and lockplate are an even grey patina and the checkered walnut stocks retain much of its varnish finish. Mechanically very fine. Name Value Barrel Length 2 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore .40 Rifled FFL Status Antique Manufacturer Henry Deringer Model Pocket Pistol Serial Number NSN, Name, Value, Barrel Length, 2 - 1/2", Caliber/Bore, .40 Rifled, FFL Status, Antique, Manufacturer, Henry Deringer, Model, Pocket Pistol, Serial Number, NSN

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