December 17, 2026 The Estate Of Whitefoord Cole II: Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Lot #1036:
(A) H. DERINGER PEANUT SIZED PERCUSSION PISTOL
This example is very similar to the infamous "Peanut" Deringer used by John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The barrel has a silver post front sight, Deringer's classic brown and copper imitation Damascus finish, a gold-banded breech plug with "DERINGER/PHILADELA" on top, and a notch rear sight on the integral tang. The floral-engraved lock has "DERINGER/PHILADELA" near the tail. The wedge escutcheons, flash plate, trigger guard with late pineapple finial, side plate, and thumb plate are foliate and scroll engraved. CONDITION: The barrel retains most of the original brown striped barrel finish. The casehardened components display dark grey tones. The German silver has an aged patina. The stock is very good and retains little of the original varnished finish, and displays a small repaired crack above the lock, at the rear of the breech plug tang. Edge wear and light handling and storage type marks. The checkering, markings, and engraving are crisp. Mechanically excellent.