POST-1850 DERINGERS Description
.36, .40, .41, .43. .44, .46, .47, or .48 cal., single action single shot, back action lock marked "DERINGER PHILADELA", 1 1/4-3 (pocket size) in., 3 1/2-6 (med. size) in., or 7-9 (dueling size) in. round flat-top barrel with iron short underbarrel rib if equipped with ramrod, oval trigger guard, German silver guard and mountings, wedge fastened walnut full stock with checkered bird's head grips and German silver tip, top of barrel marked "DERINGER PHILADEL" (or "PHILADELA"), with or w/o (pocket size) ramrod, percussion cap box in butt. Mfg. circa 1850-early 1870s. RF=2.
This model is often found with markings of Deringer's agents.