Original U.S. Cowles & Son .30cal. Rimfire Single Shot Derringer Pistol - Matching Serial 1821 Snider Rifle Parts 1944 with comparable endorsements by

1944 with comparable endorsements by Commanding general

This inevitably offered troops a much lower degree of ballistic protection than a steel helmet

however the paint does not stick to the aluminum very well as it oxizies

leaving squiggly lines of oxidation

with the expected minor wear from light service

Original U.S. Cowles & Son .30cal. Rimfire Single Shot Derringer Pistol - Matching Serial 1821 Snider Rifle Parts 1944 with comparable endorsements byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of one of various different 19th Century single shot pocket pistols, usually referred to as "Derringers", after the legendary pocket pistols made in Philadelphia before the civil war. These were made by many different companies, some with more success than others, most of which ended up getting bought out or went insolvent by the end of the 19th Century. Cowles & Son was one of these