Deringer

Click the image to view this example of a flintlock system closer. This is a German Flintlock Rifle with an octagon barrel. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.391

Powder Hour: Evolution of Firearms

July 21, 2016 by Rebecca Hoback

Early Ignition Systems Since the introduction of black powder around 1250, cultures have been finding ways to create and improve firearms. The very first firearms that have been discovered are hand […]

Cased percussion pistols, .47 caliber, ca. 1855. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.237 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: cased percussion pistols

February 21, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2009 Cased percussion pistols In the 1830s, Henry Deringer Jr. (1806 – 1868) developed a small pocket pistol. Because it was so tiny, […]