Booths gun

[Tom Bogar]

Not to be a tease, but since I have to leave a few things undiscovered until the March conference: I have discovered what happened to the other pistol from the pair (it has, of course, a theatrical aspect). To be revealed on March 16...

[LincolnMan]

(02-09-2013 05:15 PM)william l. richter Wrote:  There was an article in, I believe Am Heritage, that said so, but if Booth's pistol came from Henson, it was no match. Mike Kauffman and I discussed this years ago and he dismissed the second pistol theory, for what it is worth as my testimony counts as hearsay.

The second pistol (if we are both referring to the same one) was smaller in size and had JWB's name engraved on it. It certainly was not a "match" to the murder weapon, for sure.

[Wesley Harris]

(02-09-2013 05:15 PM)william l. richter Wrote:  There was an article in, I believe Am Heritage, that said so, but if Booth's pistol came from Henson, it was no match. Mike Kauffman and I discussed this years ago and he dismissed the second pistol theory, for what it is worth as my testimony counts as hearsay.

This pistol is on display at Ripley's Believe It or Not in NYC. Not a match as to size and caliber but it does have "J. Wilkes Booth" engraved on it.


'derringer' is a noun referring to a very small, concealable handgun. Obviously comes from the original Deringer.

'Deringer' refers only to those pistols made by Henry Deringer. It's used as an adjective - "Deringer pocket pistol"