Philadelphia/Lincoln Derringer?

[SleazyRider]

I've been reading an awful lot about the Lincoln assassination as of late, and I've developed a hankering to get my hands on a replica of the Philadelphia derringer that delivered the fatal shot. Can anybody point me in the right direction? I've seen a few Spanish copies that don't look very authentic, and I understand CVA used to make a kit.

What's available these days?

 

[Prairie Dawg]

The Kits and completed derringers come up fairly regularly on Gunbroker.
Keep your eyes peeled & yule see one for sale.

Here's several now. The first two are at a very attractive price.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304426587

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304426930

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304206476

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304022839

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=303439379

Happy Hunting!
--Dawg

 

[SleazyRider]

Thanks, Dawg! The CVAs resemble the original (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Booth_deringer.jpg), but I'd like to come even closer if possible. The original was a .44, which used .41 round balls as I understand it, and has pretty nice checkering on the grip. It even had left-twist rifling, though that it isn't important to me.

I suspect you're right, and I'll wind up with the CVA, so I appreciate your post!

 

[BADUNAME30]

Those are the lowest prices i've seen.
Here's a possible good deal on a kit if it's still there.
http://lexington.craigslist.org/clt/3216492883.html
Those are fun guns to shoot.

There's one out there somewhere that i built '30 years back that has an opal inlayed in the tang area. I'd sure like to git it back some day.

 

[VA27]

Pedersoli makes a really nice replica. Check youtube for a video.

Most of the other repops are bigger than the original, but the Pedersoli seems to have the size right. It is not cheap.