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22 cal deringer

smokeymt46smokeymt46 Member Posts: 58 ✭✭
edited March 2013 in Ask the Experts
I have a F. Wesson 22 short deringer Patended Oct. 25, 1859 it has a 3 inch barrle break open. There is a spur on the forarm that when you pull it the barrel opens. The trigger is just a spur without a guard. The frame looks to be brass. The grips are like minature pistol grip with 1 screw holding them on. The hammer is like that on a single barrel shotgun but has an edge that is longer and fits in a grove on the right side so it acts as the firing pin. On the side of the barrel it says Forge steel. The barrel has 3 lands and 3 groves. Does anyone have info on this firearm I would be interested in any history and value it may have. This is a hand me down for about 3 generations but know one can remember it origin. THANKS
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In "Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms", it's identified as the Model 1859, Frank Wesson, Small Frame Pistol.

    It should be serial numbered some where in the range of 1 to 2500?

    Flayderman's, Edition 9 is a couple of years old now. He has it priced between $200 & $550, depending on condition.
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